diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/mconf-cfg.sh b/scripts/kconfig/mconf-cfg.sh
index c812872d7f9d78697d40debbe636674419e646a4..aa68ec95620d6095123c538e25193d627ba6107c 100755
--- a/scripts/kconfig/mconf-cfg.sh
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/mconf-cfg.sh
@@ -44,4 +44,7 @@ echo >&2 "* Unable to find the ncurses package."
 echo >&2 "* Install ncurses (ncurses-devel or libncurses-dev"
 echo >&2 "* depending on your distribution)."
 echo >&2 "*"
+echo >&2 "* You may also need to install pkg-config to find the"
+echo >&2 "* ncurses installed in a non-default location."
+echo >&2 "*"
 exit 1
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/nconf-cfg.sh b/scripts/kconfig/nconf-cfg.sh
index 001559ef0a60b539c8615c23d4bcc94be5eaf59f..c212255070c0cafc4dd9e212bf7b68399ef41512 100755
--- a/scripts/kconfig/nconf-cfg.sh
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/nconf-cfg.sh
@@ -44,4 +44,7 @@ echo >&2 "* Unable to find the ncurses package."
 echo >&2 "* Install ncurses (ncurses-devel or libncurses-dev"
 echo >&2 "* depending on your distribution)."
 echo >&2 "*"
+echo >&2 "* You may also need to install pkg-config to find the"
+echo >&2 "* ncurses installed in a non-default location."
+echo >&2 "*"
 exit 1