diff --git a/kernel/torture.c b/kernel/torture.c
index 44aa462d033f..e912ccd960f0 100644
--- a/kernel/torture.c
+++ b/kernel/torture.c
@@ -602,8 +602,9 @@ bool torture_init_begin(char *ttype, bool v, int *runnable)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&fullstop_mutex);
 	if (torture_type != NULL) {
-		pr_alert("torture_init_begin: refusing %s init: %s running",
+		pr_alert("torture_init_begin: Refusing %s init: %s running.\n",
 			 ttype, torture_type);
+		pr_alert("torture_init_begin: One torture test at a time!\n");
 		mutex_unlock(&fullstop_mutex);
 		return false;
 	}