diff --git a/kong/conf_loader/init.lua b/kong/conf_loader/init.lua
index 51ea979d2cc9..b557a4b3ee6b 100644
--- a/kong/conf_loader/init.lua
+++ b/kong/conf_loader/init.lua
@@ -954,7 +954,8 @@ local function load(path, custom_conf, opts)
   end
 
   if not conf.cluster_rpc then
-    log.warn("Cluster incremental sync has been forcibly disabled")
+    log.warn("Cluster incremental sync has been forcibly disabled, " ..
+             "please enable cluster RPC.")
     conf.cluster_incremental_sync = false
   end