diff --git a/dnstap/dnstap.m4 b/dnstap/dnstap.m4
index 1ff6c3fea..be8b40c45 100644
--- a/dnstap/dnstap.m4
+++ b/dnstap/dnstap.m4
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([dt_DNSTAP],
 	  fi
     ])
     AC_SEARCH_LIBS([protobuf_c_message_pack], [protobuf-c], [],
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([The protobuf-c library was not found. Please install protobuf-c!]))
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([The protobuf-c library was not found. Please install the development libraries for protobuf-c!]))
     $2
   else
     $3
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index ea948c044..0b7af745d 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+24 October 2023: George
+	- Clearer configure text for missing protobuf-c development libraries.
+
 20 October 2023: Wouter
 	- Merge #951: Cachedb no store. The cachedb-no-store: yes option is
 	  used to stop cachedb from writing messages to the backend storage.