diff --git a/config/options b/config/options
index 63239b6151..0372b4cf90 100644
--- a/config/options
+++ b/config/options
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ LINUX_DEPENDS="${PROJECT_DIR}/${PROJECT}/linux ${PROJECT_DIR}/${PROJECT}/patches
 [ -z "${LOCAL_CC}" ] && export LOCAL_CC="$(command -v gcc)"
 
 if [ -z "${LOCAL_CC}" ]; then
-  die "***** Please install gcc *****" "127"
+  die "***** Please install gcc - run scripts/checkdeps *****" "127"
 fi
 
 # Need to point to your actual g++
diff --git a/scripts/checkdeps b/scripts/checkdeps
index e33953e4be..45274a2b41 100755
--- a/scripts/checkdeps
+++ b/scripts/checkdeps
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2009-2016 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
 # Copyright (C) 2018-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
-. config/options ""
-
 get_deps() {
   need=()
   need_pkg=()