Index: utils/ofatalkcfg/OFATalkCfg.m
==================================================================
--- utils/ofatalkcfg/OFATalkCfg.m
+++ utils/ofatalkcfg/OFATalkCfg.m
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@
  * LICENSE.GPLv2 or LICENSE.GPLv3 respectively included in the packaging of this
  * file.
  */
 
 #include "config.h"
+
+#include <errno.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_NET_IF_H
 # include <net/if.h>
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_IOCTL_H
@@ -64,13 +66,22 @@
 	nr->nr_phase = phase;
 	nr->nr_firstnet = OFToBigEndian16(rangeStart);
 	nr->nr_lastnet = OFToBigEndian16(rangeEnd);
 
 	if ((sock = socket(AF_APPLETALK, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) < 0) {
+		int errNo = OFSocketErrNo();
+
 		[OFStdErr writeFormat: @"%@: Failed to create socket: %@\n",
 				       [OFApplication programName],
-				       OFStrError(OFSocketErrNo())];
+				       OFStrError(errNo)];
+
+#ifdef OF_LINUX
+		if (errNo == EAFNOSUPPORT)
+			[OFStdErr writeLine: @"Did you forget to run "
+					     @"\"modprobe appletalk\"?"];
+#endif
+
 		[OFApplication terminateWithStatus: 1];
 	}
 
 	if (ioctl(sock, SIOCSIFADDR, &request) != 0) {
 		[OFStdErr writeFormat: @"%@: Failed to set address: %@\n",