diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0a555743..e4d6632d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - iBoM output: file name patterns are allowed for the `netlist_file` option.
 - File name patterns: %F is the name of the source file without extension, but
   with the path.
+- A hint for pip installations without using `--no-compile`.
 ### Fixed
 - Now we support missing field names in schematic library entries.
 
diff --git a/kibot/kiplot.py b/kibot/kiplot.py
index 448a2a76..6897a011 100644
--- a/kibot/kiplot.py
+++ b/kibot/kiplot.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ def _import(name, path):
     except ImportError as e:
         trace_dump()
         logger.error('Unable to import plug-ins: '+str(e))
+        logger.error('Make sure you used `--no-compile` if you used pip for installation')
         exit(WRONG_INSTALL)