diff --git a/source/src/menus.cpp b/source/src/menus.cpp
index 62399cfc..78c316cc 100644
--- a/source/src/menus.cpp
+++ b/source/src/menus.cpp
@@ -793,7 +793,12 @@ VARP(applydialog, 0, 1, 1);
 
 void addchange(const char *desc, int type)
 {
-    if(!applydialog || type!=CHANGE_GFX) return;
+    if(!applydialog) return;
+    if(type!=CHANGE_GFX)
+    {
+        conoutf("..restart AssaultCube for this setting to take effect");
+        return;
+    }
     bool changed = false;
     loopv(needsapply) if(!strcmp(needsapply[i], desc)) { changed = true; break; }
     if(!changed) needsapply.add(desc);