diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/ios_workflow.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/ios_workflow.dart
index cdf84e56e3..b2fbb25c4b 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/ios_workflow.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/ios/ios_workflow.dart
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ class IOSWorkflow extends DoctorValidator implements Workflow {
         brewStatus = ValidationType.partial;
         messages.add(new ValidationMessage.error(
           'ideviceinstaller not available; this is used to discover connected iOS devices.\n'
-          'Install via \'brew install ideviceinstaller\'.'
+          'To install, run:\n'
+          'brew install --HEAD libimobiledevice\n'
+          'brew install ideviceinstaller'
         ));
       }
 
@@ -152,7 +154,7 @@ class IOSWorkflow extends DoctorValidator implements Workflow {
           brewStatus = ValidationType.partial;
           messages.add(new ValidationMessage.error(
             'libimobiledevice is incompatible with the installed Xcode version. To update, run:\n'
-            'brew uninstall libimobiledevice\n'
+            'brew uninstall --ignore-dependencies libimobiledevice\n'
             'brew install --HEAD libimobiledevice'
           ));
         }