diff --git a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/preprocess.go b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/preprocess.go
index 8951c2c04cf..d47067854ca 100644
--- a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/preprocess.go
+++ b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/preprocess.go
@@ -4404,7 +4404,7 @@ func tryPredefine(store Store, last BlockNode, d Decl) (un Name) {
 			if fv.body == nil && store != nil {
 				fv.nativeBody = store.GetNative(pkg.PkgPath, d.Name)
 				if fv.nativeBody == nil {
-					panic(fmt.Sprintf("function %s does not have a body but is not natively defined", d.Name))
+					panic(fmt.Sprintf("function %s does not have a body but is not natively defined (did you build after pulling from the repository?)", d.Name))
 				}
 				fv.NativePkg = pkg.PkgPath
 				fv.NativeName = d.Name
diff --git a/gnovm/tests/files/native0.gno b/gnovm/tests/files/native0.gno
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a6b8f3e67bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnovm/tests/files/native0.gno
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package main
+
+func invalidNative() string
+
+func main() {
+	println(invalidNative())
+}
+
+// Error:
+// main/files/native0.gno:3:1: function invalidNative does not have a body but is not natively defined (did you build after pulling from the repository?)