diff --git a/lib/functions/buildFileList.sh b/lib/functions/buildFileList.sh
index c1643669..e80bf681 100755
--- a/lib/functions/buildFileList.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/buildFileList.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 function IssueHintForFullGitHistory() {
   info "Check that the local repository has the full history and that the repository is not shallow."
+  if [[ "${RUN_LOCAL}" == "false" ]]; then
+    info "Check that you set the 'fetch-depth: 0' option for the actions/checkout step in your GitHub Actions workflow."
+  fi
   info "See https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter#get-started"
   info "Is shallow repository: $(git -C "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" rev-parse --is-shallow-repository)"
 }