diff --git a/src/Gui/3Dconnexion/GuiNativeEventLinux.cpp b/src/Gui/3Dconnexion/GuiNativeEventLinux.cpp
index f785a43a80ec..aaec4ebaf2bd 100644
--- a/src/Gui/3Dconnexion/GuiNativeEventLinux.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/3Dconnexion/GuiNativeEventLinux.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void Gui::GuiNativeEvent::initSpaceball(QMainWindow *window)
 {
 	Q_UNUSED(window)
     if (spnav_open() == -1) {
-        Base::Console().Log("Couldn't connect to spacenav daemon\n");
+        Base::Console().Log("Couldn't connect to spacenav daemon. Please ignore if you don't have a spacemouse.\n");
     } else {
         Base::Console().Log("Connected to spacenav daemon\n");
 		QSocketNotifier* SpacenavNotifier = new QSocketNotifier(spnav_fd(), QSocketNotifier::Read, this);
diff --git a/src/Gui/3Dconnexion/GuiNativeEventLinuxX11.cpp b/src/Gui/3Dconnexion/GuiNativeEventLinuxX11.cpp
index 364ed8ca39cb..cf2711b352af 100644
--- a/src/Gui/3Dconnexion/GuiNativeEventLinuxX11.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/3Dconnexion/GuiNativeEventLinuxX11.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void Gui::GuiNativeEvent::initSpaceball(QMainWindow *window)
     }
 #endif
     if (spnav_x11_open(QX11Info::display(), window->winId()) == -1) {
-        Base::Console().Log("Couldn't connect to spacenav daemon on X11\n");
+        Base::Console().Log("Couldn't connect to spacenav daemon on X11. Please ignore if you don't have a spacemouse.\n");
     } else {
         Base::Console().Log("Connected to spacenav daemon on X11\n");
         mainApp->setSpaceballPresent(true);