diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gc_storage.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gc_storage.py
index cc04e92b1af..d2ec48fe0be 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gc_storage.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gc_storage.py
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ def main():
     )
 
     if not HAS_BOTO:
-        module.fail_json(msg='boto 2.9+ required for this module')
+        module.fail_json(msg='`boto` 2.9+ is required for this module. Try: pip install `boto` --upgrade')
 
     bucket = module.params.get('bucket')
     obj = module.params.get('object')