diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
index be466a074c1df8ad351c2b1ce9142a13955fae47..21c523a9cc7e7f3ba22823f417ba27985c956e5d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
@@ -211,24 +211,39 @@ static void iwl_req_fw_callback(const struct firmware *ucode_raw,
 
 static int iwl_request_firmware(struct iwl_drv *drv, bool first)
 {
-	const char *name_pre = drv->trans->cfg->fw_name_pre;
+	const struct iwl_cfg *cfg = drv->trans->cfg;
 	char tag[8];
 
 	if (first) {
-		drv->fw_index = drv->trans->cfg->ucode_api_max;
+		drv->fw_index = cfg->ucode_api_max;
 		sprintf(tag, "%d", drv->fw_index);
 	} else {
 		drv->fw_index--;
 		sprintf(tag, "%d", drv->fw_index);
 	}
 
-	if (drv->fw_index < drv->trans->cfg->ucode_api_min) {
+	if (drv->fw_index < cfg->ucode_api_min) {
 		IWL_ERR(drv, "no suitable firmware found!\n");
+
+		if (cfg->ucode_api_min == cfg->ucode_api_max) {
+			IWL_ERR(drv, "%s%d is required\n", cfg->fw_name_pre,
+				cfg->ucode_api_max);
+		} else {
+			IWL_ERR(drv, "minimum version required: %s%d\n",
+				cfg->fw_name_pre,
+				cfg->ucode_api_min);
+			IWL_ERR(drv, "maximum version supported: %s%d\n",
+				cfg->fw_name_pre,
+				cfg->ucode_api_max);
+		}
+
+		IWL_ERR(drv,
+			"check git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git\n");
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
 	snprintf(drv->firmware_name, sizeof(drv->firmware_name), "%s%s.ucode",
-		 name_pre, tag);
+		 cfg->fw_name_pre, tag);
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_INFO(drv, "attempting to load firmware '%s'\n",
 		       drv->firmware_name);