diff --git a/build/macos/1_build-deps-macports.sh b/build/macos/1_build-deps-macports.sh
index 21316bb1a6..a348b351ee 100644
--- a/build/macos/1_build-deps-macports.sh
+++ b/build/macos/1_build-deps-macports.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ case $(readlink /proc/$$/exe) in
 esac
 set -e
 if [ "$0" != 'build/macos/1_build-deps-macports.sh' ] && [ $(basename "$PWD") != 'macos' ]; then
-  printf '\033[31m(ERROR)\033[0m: Script called from wrong dir. Please, call this script from the root of gimp git dir/\n'
+  printf '\033[31m(ERROR)\033[0m: Script called from wrong dir. Please, read: https://developer.gimp.org/core/setup/build/macos/\n'
   exit 1
 elif [ $(basename "$PWD") = 'macos' ]; then
   cd ../../..
diff --git a/build/macos/2_build-gimp-macports.sh b/build/macos/2_build-gimp-macports.sh
index c7e1de5fbb..a5f13fcb0d 100644
--- a/build/macos/2_build-gimp-macports.sh
+++ b/build/macos/2_build-gimp-macports.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ case $(readlink /proc/$$/exe) in
 esac
 set -e
 if [ "$0" != 'build/macos/2_build-gimp-macports.sh' ] && [ $(basename "$PWD") != 'macos' ]; then
-  printf '\033[31m(ERROR)\033[0m: Script called from wrong dir. Please, call this script from the root of gimp git dir/\n'
+  printf '\033[31m(ERROR)\033[0m: Script called from wrong dir. Please, read: https://developer.gimp.org/core/setup/build/macos/\n'
   exit 1
 elif [ $(basename "$PWD") = 'macos' ]; then
   cd ../../..