diff --git a/native/.npmignore b/native/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f7896d1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+target/
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d5e6b42a2..6744c04c0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "pkg",
     "src/resources",
     "scripts/postinstall.js",
+    "native/addon",
     "package.json",
     "README.md"
   ],
diff --git a/packages/native/src/native.ts b/packages/native/src/native.ts
index a78a4f849..91ade924c 100644
--- a/packages/native/src/native.ts
+++ b/packages/native/src/native.ts
@@ -33,10 +33,19 @@ function loadNative(): Record<string, unknown> {
   }
 
   const details = errors.map((e) => `  - ${e}`).join("\n");
+  const supportedPlatforms = [
+    "darwin-arm64",
+    "darwin-x64",
+    "linux-x64",
+    "linux-arm64",
+    "win32-x64",
+  ];
   throw new Error(
     `Failed to load gsd_engine native addon for ${platformTag}.\n\n` +
       `Tried:\n${details}\n\n` +
-      `Build with: npm run build:native -w @gsd/native`,
+      `Supported platforms: ${supportedPlatforms.join(", ")}\n` +
+      `If your platform is listed, try reinstalling: npm i -g gsd-pi\n` +
+      `Otherwise, please open an issue: https://github.com/gsd-build/gsd-2/issues`,
   );
 }