diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/overlayfs/overlayfs.go b/daemon/graphdriver/overlayfs/overlayfs.go
index f2f478dc4a..a9ce75a375 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/overlayfs/overlayfs.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/overlayfs/overlayfs.go
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ func supportsOverlayfs() error {
 			return nil
 		}
 	}
+	log.Error("'overlayfs' not found as a supported filesystem on this host. Please ensure kernel is new enough and has overlayfs support loaded.")
 	return graphdriver.ErrNotSupported
 }