diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/GamePadConf.cpp b/src/drivers/Qt/GamePadConf.cpp
index e94500a9..e1f90931 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/GamePadConf.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/GamePadConf.cpp
@@ -1188,7 +1188,8 @@ void GamePadConfDialog_t::promptToSave(void)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	msg.append(".");
+	msg.append(".\n");
+	msg.append("Mappings will not persist on emulator restart unless saved.");
 
 	msgBox.setIcon(QMessageBox::Warning);
 	msgBox.setText(tr(msg.c_str()));