diff --git a/src/runtime/os_freebsd_arm.go b/src/runtime/os_freebsd_arm.go
index f0d04244f37..d2dc26f0c4f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/os_freebsd_arm.go
+++ b/src/runtime/os_freebsd_arm.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func checkgoarm() {
 	}
 	if goarm > 6 && hwcap&_HWCAP_VFPv3 == 0 {
 		print("runtime: this CPU has no VFPv3 floating point hardware, so it cannot run\n")
-		print("this GOARM=", goarm, " binary. Recompile using GOARM=5.\n")
+		print("this GOARM=", goarm, " binary. Recompile using GOARM=5 or GOARM=6.\n")
 		exit(1)
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/os_linux_arm.go b/src/runtime/os_linux_arm.go
index a0e2c081b90..14f1cfeaefb 100644
--- a/src/runtime/os_linux_arm.go
+++ b/src/runtime/os_linux_arm.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func checkgoarm() {
 	}
 	if goarm > 6 && hwcap&_HWCAP_VFPv3 == 0 {
 		print("runtime: this CPU has no VFPv3 floating point hardware, so it cannot run\n")
-		print("this GOARM=", goarm, " binary. Recompile using GOARM=5.\n")
+		print("this GOARM=", goarm, " binary. Recompile using GOARM=5 or GOARM=6.\n")
 		exit(1)
 	}
 }