diff --git a/src/OSspecific/POSIX/fileMonitor.C b/src/OSspecific/POSIX/fileMonitor.C
index 47791427785357d4940dc3f8da05f79ae874b96c..c7e590d6e501021804a7adee7955646c9fe8707c 100644
--- a/src/OSspecific/POSIX/fileMonitor.C
+++ b/src/OSspecific/POSIX/fileMonitor.C
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ namespace Foam
                         << "inotify instances" << endl
                         << "    (/proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_instances"
                         << " on Linux)" << endl
-                        << "    or switch off runTimeModifiable." << endl
+                        << "    , switch off runTimeModifiable." << endl
+                        << "    or compile this file with FOAM_USE_STAT to use"
+                        << " time stamps instead of inotify." << endl
                         << "    Continuing without additional file monitoring."
                         << endl;
                 }