diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory_resolver.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory_resolver.ts
index 6e34db6677..9bb5edd1ca 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory_resolver.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory_resolver.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ import {ComponentFactory} from './component_factory';
  */
 export class NoComponentFactoryError extends BaseError {
   constructor(public component: Function) {
-    super(`No component factory found for ${stringify(component)}`);
+    super(
+        `No component factory found for ${stringify(component)}. Did you add it to @NgModule.entryComponents?`);
   }
 }