diff --git a/audio_alsa.c b/audio_alsa.c
index 31b18da8..6bc1d97d 100644
--- a/audio_alsa.c
+++ b/audio_alsa.c
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ int actual_open_alsa_device(int do_auto_setup) {
       if (ret == 0) {
         speed_found = 1;
         if (actual_sample_rate != speeds[i])
-          warn("Speed requested: %d. Speed available: %d.", speeds[i], actual_sample_rate);
+          die("The frame rate of the output DAC can not be set to a multiple of 44100 fps. (The nearest speed available is: %d fps.)", speeds[i], actual_sample_rate);
       } else {
         i++;
       }
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ int actual_open_alsa_device(int do_auto_setup) {
   }
 
   if (actual_sample_rate != config.output_rate) {
-    warn("Can't set the D/A converter to sample rate %d.", config.output_rate);
+    die("Can't set the output DAC to the requested frame rate of %d fps.", config.output_rate);
     return -EINVAL;
   }