diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index a34f073df3e..64f7e746dae 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -28103,7 +28103,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
         function checkGrammarImportCallExpression(node: ImportCall): boolean {
             if (moduleKind === ModuleKind.ES2015) {
-                return grammarErrorOnNode(node, Diagnostics.Dynamic_import_cannot_be_used_when_targeting_ECMAScript_2015_modules);
+                return grammarErrorOnNode(node, Diagnostics.Dynamic_import_cannot_be_used_when_targeting_ECMAScript_2015_modules_Please_use_esnext_or_commonjs_as_module_compiler_option);
             }
 
             if (node.typeArguments) {
diff --git a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
index c12e0a9931b..a92b701380b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
+++ b/src/compiler/diagnosticMessages.json
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@
         "category": "Error",
         "code": 1322
     },
-    "Dynamic import cannot be used when targeting ECMAScript 2015 modules.": {
+    "Dynamic import cannot be used when targeting ECMAScript 2015 modules. Please use 'esnext' or 'commonjs' as module compiler option.": {
         "category": "Error",
         "code": 1323
     },