diff --git a/youtube_dl/downloader/mplayer.py b/youtube_dl/downloader/mplayer.py
index 551c4ae942..b1ea8daa6e 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/downloader/mplayer.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/downloader/mplayer.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def real_download(self, filename, info_dict):
             args = [
                 'mpv', '-really-quiet', '--vo=null', '--stream-dump=' + tmpfilename, url]
         else:
-            self.report_error('MMS or RTSP download detected but neither "mplayer" nor "mpv" could be run')
+            self.report_error('MMS or RTSP download detected but neither "mplayer" nor "mpv" could be run. Please install any.')
             return False
 
         # Download using mplayer.