diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index 077480c4916a..19b4eae47b59 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -1784,7 +1784,10 @@ static void b43_do_interrupt_thread(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 			       dma_reason[0], dma_reason[1],
 			       dma_reason[2], dma_reason[3],
 			       dma_reason[4], dma_reason[5]);
-			b43_controller_restart(dev, "DMA error");
+			b43err(dev->wl, "This device does not support DMA "
+			       "on your system. Please use PIO instead.\n");
+			b43err(dev->wl, "CONFIG_B43_FORCE_PIO must be set in "
+			       "your kernel configuration.\n");
 			return;
 		}
 		if (merged_dma_reason & B43_DMAIRQ_NONFATALMASK) {