diff --git a/kernel/nmi_watchdog.c b/kernel/nmi_watchdog.c
index 0a6f57f537a759230224b5080209e2bca4ae73fe..a79d211c30df9b457f962310b8e2ad9c842df680 100644
--- a/kernel/nmi_watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/nmi_watchdog.c
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ static int __init spawn_nmi_watchdog_task(void)
 	if (nonmi_watchdog)
 		return 0;
 
+	printk(KERN_INFO "NMI watchdog enabled, takes one hw-pmu counter.\n");
+
 	err = cpu_callback(&cpu_nfb, CPU_UP_PREPARE, cpu);
 	if (err == NOTIFY_BAD) {
 		BUG();