diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_install.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_install.rs
index f3aebd7c9e8..1c0d2812e61 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_install.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_install.rs
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ impl<'cfg, 'a> InstallablePackage<'cfg, 'a> {
             bail!(
                 "there is nothing to install in `{}`, because it has no binaries\n\
                  `cargo install` is only for installing programs, and can't be used with libraries.\n\
-                 To use a library crate, add it as a dependency in a Cargo project instead.",
-                pkg
+                 To use a library crate, add it as a dependency to a Cargo project with `cargo add`.",
+                pkg,
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/install.rs b/tests/testsuite/install.rs
index 7d93bd3ae51..e96a9004b90 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/install.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/install.rs
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ fn no_binaries() {
             "\
 [ERROR] there is nothing to install in `foo v0.0.1 ([..])`, because it has no binaries[..]
 [..]
-[..]",
+To use a library crate, add it as a dependency to a Cargo project with `cargo add`.",
         )
         .run();
 }