diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 08bc818f371b..ac781916e51e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -3449,7 +3449,9 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (perf_time__parse_str(script.ptime_range, script.time_str) != 0) {
 		if (session->evlist->first_sample_time == 0 &&
 		    session->evlist->last_sample_time == 0) {
-			pr_err("No first/last sample time in perf data\n");
+			pr_err("HINT: no first/last sample time found in perf data.\n"
+			       "Please use latest perf binary to execute 'perf record'\n"
+			       "(if '--buildid-all' is enabled, please set '--timestamp-boundary').\n");
 			err = -EINVAL;
 			goto out_delete;
 		}