diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 7d2a02d13ec..95b3288c8f3 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -457,7 +457,8 @@ def block_storage_path(source_root):
     if not path.is_dir():
         pytest.skip(
             "'test-data/block_storage' has not been checked out.\n"
-            "Run: git submodule update --init --recursive"
+            "Make sure you have git-lfs installed and run: "
+            "git submodule update --init --recursive"
         )
     return path.parent