Index: ELF/Relocations.cpp
===================================================================
--- ELF/Relocations.cpp
+++ ELF/Relocations.cpp
@@ -563,10 +563,15 @@
   // only memory. We can hack around it if we are producing an executable and
   // the refered symbol can be preemepted to refer to the executable.
   if (Config->Shared || (Config->Pic && !isRelExpr(Expr))) {
+    std::string Hint =
+        "\n>>> Usually this error happens when -fPIC flag is missing during "
+        "compilation."
+        "\n>>> Unintentional use of such relocations is undesirable, and not "
+        "\n>>> permited by default, consider using -z notext.";
     error("can't create dynamic relocation " + toString(Type) + " against " +
           (Body.getName().empty() ? "local symbol"
                                   : "symbol: " + toString(Body)) +
-          " in readonly segment" + getLocation<ELFT>(S, Body, RelOff));
+          " in readonly segment" + getLocation<ELFT>(S, Body, RelOff) + Hint);
     return Expr;
   }
 
Index: test/ELF/dynamic-reloc-in-ro.s
===================================================================
--- test/ELF/dynamic-reloc-in-ro.s
+++ test/ELF/dynamic-reloc-in-ro.s
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 // RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-pc-linux %s -o %t.o
 // RUN: not ld.lld %t.o -o %t.so -shared 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
 
-// CHECK: can't create dynamic relocation R_X86_64_64 against local symbol in readonly segment
-// CHECK: >>> defined in {{.*}}.o
-// CHECK: >>> referenced by {{.*}}.o:(.text+0x0)
-
+// CHECK:      can't create dynamic relocation R_X86_64_64 against local symbol in readonly segment
+// CHECK-NEXT: >>> defined in {{.*}}.o
+// CHECK-NEXT: >>> referenced by {{.*}}.o:(.text+0x0)
+// CHECK-NEXT: >>> Usually this error happens when -fPIC flag is missing during compilation.
+// CHECK-NEXT: >>> Unintentional use of such relocations is undesirable, and not
+// CHECK-NEXT: >>> permited by default, consider using -z notext.
 foo:
 .quad foo