diff --git a/src/libstore/gc.cc b/src/libstore/gc.cc
index 8286dff27..d3fa88f59 100644
--- a/src/libstore/gc.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/gc.cc
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ void LocalStore::collectGarbage(const GCOptions & options, GCResults & results)
                 throw Error(
                     "Cannot delete path '%1%' since it is still alive. "
                     "To find out why, use: "
-                    "nix-store --query --roots",
+                    "nix-store --query --roots and nix-store --query --referrers",
                     printStorePath(i));
         }