diff --git a/ios/docs/install_docs.sh b/ios/docs/install_docs.sh
index 7d4bf279f33..e907581924b 100755
--- a/ios/docs/install_docs.sh
+++ b/ios/docs/install_docs.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 if [ -z `which appledoc` ]; then
-    echo "Unable to find appledoc. Consider installing it from source or Homebrew."
+    echo "Unable to find appledoc. https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native#manually"
     exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/ios/package.sh b/scripts/ios/package.sh
index 35162ce5d16..e4bba0e9f68 100755
--- a/scripts/ios/package.sh
+++ b/scripts/ios/package.sh
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ cp -prv styles/styles "${OUTPUT}/static/${NAME}.bundle/styles"
 
 step "Creating API Docs..."
 if [ -z `which appledoc` ]; then
-    echo "Unable to find appledoc. Consider installing it from source or Homebrew."
+    echo "Unable to find appledoc. See https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native#manually"
     exit 1
 fi
 DOCS_OUTPUT="${OUTPUT}/static/Docs"