diff --git a/logcat/logpersist b/logcat/logpersist
index f0e7d42e2..74d99fc7d 100755
--- a/logcat/logpersist
+++ b/logcat/logpersist
@@ -171,6 +171,6 @@ esac
 
 if [ X"${log_tag}" != X"`getprop ${log_tag_property}`" ] ||
    [ X"${logd_logpersistd}" != X"`getprop ${property}`" ]; then
-  echo "WARNING: killing Settings" >&2
+  echo "WARNING: killing Settings application to pull in new values" >&2
   am force-stop com.android.settings
 fi