diff --git a/gst/gstpipeline.c b/gst/gstpipeline.c
index 9004ffecd8..d71a158d76 100644
--- a/gst/gstpipeline.c
+++ b/gst/gstpipeline.c
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ gst_pipeline_init (GstPipeline *pipeline)
   if (scheduler == NULL)
   {
     g_error ("Critical error: could not get a scheduler - \
-	      are you sure you have a registry ?");
+	      are you sure you have a registry ? Run gst-register as root \
+	      if you haven't done so yet.");
   }
 	  
   gst_scheduler_setup (scheduler);