diff --git a/0014-nfct-helper-Extend-error-message-for-EBUSY.patch b/0014-nfct-helper-Extend-error-message-for-EBUSY.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd829bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0014-nfct-helper-Extend-error-message-for-EBUSY.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From 96f12bbb5f3bf88eadc1e0599c75b8d49ea54568 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>
+Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:52:32 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] nfct: helper: Extend error message for EBUSY
+
+Users may be not aware the user space helpers conflict with kernel space
+ones, so add a hint about the possible cause of the EBUSY code returned
+by the kernel.
+
+Cc: Yi Chen <yiche@redhat.com>
+Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>
+(cherry picked from commit 766122f0a4cb966d85c13ad8cfabd636c9bcf043)
+---
+ src/nfct-extensions/helper.c | 3 +++
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/nfct-extensions/helper.c b/src/nfct-extensions/helper.c
+index 894bf269ad2bb..3d32703d13903 100644
+--- a/src/nfct-extensions/helper.c
++++ b/src/nfct-extensions/helper.c
+@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ static int nfct_cmd_helper_add(struct mnl_socket *nl, int argc, char *argv[])
+ 	portid = mnl_socket_get_portid(nl);
+ 	if (nfct_mnl_talk(nl, nlh, seq, portid, NULL, NULL) < 0) {
+ 		nfct_perror("netlink error");
++		if (errno == EBUSY)
++			fprintf(stderr,
++				"Maybe unload nf_conntrack_%s.ko first?\n", argv[3]);
+ 		return -1;
+ 	}
+ 
diff --git a/conntrack-tools.spec b/conntrack-tools.spec
index 154b55f..8a1025a 100644
--- a/conntrack-tools.spec
+++ b/conntrack-tools.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           conntrack-tools
 Version:        1.4.8
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}
 Summary:        Manipulate netfilter connection tracking table and run High Availability
 License:        GPL-2.0-only
 URL:            http://conntrack-tools.netfilter.org/
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Patch0010:      0010-conntrack-improve-secmark-id-zone-parser.patch
 Patch0011:      0011-conntrack-improve-mark-parser.patch
 Patch0012:      0012-conntrack-Fix-for-ENOENT-in-mnl_nfct_delete_cb.patch
 Patch0013:      0013-src-Eliminate-warnings-with-Wcalloc-transposed-args.patch
+Patch0014:      0014-nfct-helper-Extend-error-message-for-EBUSY.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  automake
@@ -104,6 +105,9 @@ install -m 0644 %{SOURCE4} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/conntrackd/
 %systemd_postun conntrackd.service
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep 09 2025 Phil Sutter <psutter@redhat.com> - 1.4.8-4
+- nfct: helper: Extend error message for EBUSY
+
 * Fri Nov 15 2024 Phil Sutter <psutter@redhat.com> - 1.4.8-3
 - Backport fixes from upstream