diff --git a/compositor/meson.build b/compositor/meson.build
index 4e9a2e27..8a54ea99 100644
--- a/compositor/meson.build
+++ b/compositor/meson.build
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ endif
 
 if get_option('color-management-colord')
 	if not get_option('color-management-lcms')
-		error('LCMS must be enabled to support colord')
+		error('LCMS must be enabled to support colord. Or, you can use \'-Dcolor-management-colord=false\'.')
 	endif
 
 	srcs_colord = [