diff --git a/bin/git-chmod b/bin/git-chmod
index 2282afc..56ab15c 100644
--- a/bin/git-chmod
+++ b/bin/git-chmod
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ while true ; do
 			echo "This is equivalent to:"
 			echo "  $ git update-index --chmod=MODE FILE ..."
 			echo
+			echo "This is useful in default configurations of git on Windows."
+			echo
 			exit
 			;;