diff --git a/etc/issue b/etc/issue
index 05d7327ab..8ed88e9f9 100755
--- a/etc/issue
+++ b/etc/issue
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ www.minix3.org.
 If you do not have sufficient memory to run X Windows, standard MINIX 3
 supports multiple virtual terminals. Just use ALT+F1, F2, F3 and F4 to
 navigate among them.
+
+To get rid of this message, edit /etc/issue.