diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/edd.c b/arch/x86/boot/edd.c
index d3e978030c5c6d3a0bbaadca609869f4b895d141..8721dc46a0b618336b9908e0d855611f7beb6175 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/edd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/edd.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void query_edd(void)
 	 */
 
 	if (!be_quiet)
-		printf("Probing EDD... ");
+		printf("Probing EDD (edd=off to disable)... ");
 
 	for (devno = 0x80; devno < 0x80+EDD_MBR_SIG_MAX; devno++) {
 		/*