diff --git a/src/ui/windows/lite_console_tab.cpp b/src/ui/windows/lite_console_tab.cpp
index 77cdb15..baa1218 100644
--- a/src/ui/windows/lite_console_tab.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/windows/lite_console_tab.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ void RenderLiteConsoleTab(App* app)
         const char* connText;
         ImU32 connCol;
         if (!lw) {
-            connText = "Lite backend unavailable";
+            // lite_wallet_ is null only when DRAGONX_ENABLE_LITE_BACKEND is off, i.e. the build
+            // was compiled without the SDXL backend. This can only appear in a misconfigured
+            // build, so name the fix directly.
+            connText = "Lite backend not linked in this build (rebuild with --lite-backend)";
             connCol = Error();
         } else if (lw->walletOpen()) {
             connText = "Connected";