diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index b7148bb360..8fa0d86a90 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 	));
 
 	$hide_wall = replace_macros($opt_tpl,array(
-			'$field' 	=> array('hidewall',  t('Hide your profile details from unknown viewers?'), $a->user['hidewall'], '', array(t('No'),t('Yes'))),
+			'$field' 	=> array('hidewall',  t('Hide your profile details from unknown viewers?'), $a->user['hidewall'], t("If enabled, posting public messages to Diaspora and other networks isn't possible."), array(t('No'),t('Yes'))),
 
 	));