diff --git a/tools/boot/ci-qemu-test.sh b/tools/boot/ci-qemu-test.sh
index a6181cda1e63..28e2b9b5c0ee 100755
--- a/tools/boot/ci-qemu-test.sh
+++ b/tools/boot/ci-qemu-test.sh
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ fi
 # Locate the uefi firmware file used by qemu.
 : ${OVMF:=/usr/local/share/uefi-edk2-qemu/QEMU_UEFI_CODE-x86_64.fd}
 if [ ! -r "${OVMF}" ]; then
+	echo "NOTE: UEFI firmware available in the uefi-edk2-qemu-x86_64 package" >&2
 	die "Cannot read UEFI firmware file ${OVMF}"
 fi