diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
index ac557176d7..cd7dc4f132 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
@@ -1235,7 +1235,9 @@ def get_checksum_file_list(d):
                     if os.path.exists(f):
                         bb.warn("Getting checksum for %s SRC_URI entry %s: file not found except in DL_DIR" % (d.getVar('PN'), os.path.basename(f)))
                     else:
-                        bb.warn("Unable to get checksum for %s SRC_URI entry %s: file could not be found" % (d.getVar('PN'), os.path.basename(f)))
+                        bb.fatal(("Unable to get checksum for %s SRC_URI entry %s: file could not be found"
+                            "\nThe following paths were searched:"
+                            "\n%s") % (d.getVar('PN'), os.path.basename(f), '\n'.join(paths)))
                 filelist.append(f + ":" + str(os.path.exists(f)))
 
     return " ".join(filelist)
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
index ee41bff43e..20d7953f35 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
@@ -693,6 +693,11 @@ class FetcherLocalTest(FetcherTest):
         flst.sort()
         return flst
 
+    def test_local_checksum_fails_no_file(self):
+        self.d.setVar("SRC_URI", "file://404")
+        with self.assertRaises(bb.BBHandledException):
+            bb.fetch.get_checksum_file_list(self.d)
+
     def test_local(self):
         tree = self.fetchUnpack(['file://a', 'file://dir/c'])
         self.assertEqual(tree, ['a', 'dir/c'])