diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/cat.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/cat.rb
index ec466c6e1a..a596e3e7db 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/cat.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/cat.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ module Homebrew
     end
 
     if Homebrew.failed?
-      $stderr.puts "The name may be wrong, or the tap hasn't been tapped."
+      $stderr.puts "The name may be wrong, or the tap hasn't been tapped. Consider using `brew info --github formula|cask [...]` instead."
       return
     end