diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ec4537f..9ca9d79 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -961,8 +961,16 @@
 		echo "You have to enable at least one programmer driver!";	\
 		exit 1;								\
 	fi
+	@$(foreach dep,$(MISSING_DEPENDENCY),					\
+		printf "The following features require $(dep): ";		\
+		printf "$(MISSING_DEPENDENCY_$(dep))\n";			\
+		printf $(MISSING_DEPENDENCY_NOTE_$(dep));)
 	@if [ "$(UNSUPPORTED_FEATURES)" ]; then					\
 		echo "The following features are unavailable on your machine: $(UNSUPPORTED_FEATURES)"; \
+	fi
+	@if [ "$(MISSING_DEPENDENCY)" -o "$(UNSUPPORTED_FEATURES)" ]; then	\
+		printf "You can disable individual features with ";		\
+		printf "CONFIG_feature=no in your make command.\n";		\
 		exit 1;								\
 	fi
 
diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index 61dc982..aa4a3d1 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@
 		$(eval override $(p) := no)))
 endef
 
+define mark_missing_dep
+$(foreach p,$2, \
+	$(if $(filter $($(p)),yes), \
+		$(eval MISSING_DEPENDENCY += $(1)) \
+		$(eval MISSING_DEPENDENCY_$(1) += $(p)=yes)))
+$(eval MISSING_DEPENDENCY := $(sort $(MISSING_DEPENDENCY)))
+$(eval MISSING_DEPENDENCY_NOTE_$(1) := $(if $(3),$(3),""))
+endef
+
 define filter_deps
 $(strip $(foreach p,$1, \
 	$(if $(filter $($(p)),yes), \