diff --git a/src/basic/fileio.c b/src/basic/fileio.c
index 623e43e4ca..a9c0fd20e1 100644
--- a/src/basic/fileio.c
+++ b/src/basic/fileio.c
@@ -930,10 +930,10 @@ int warn_file_is_world_accessible(const char *filename, struct stat *st, const c
 
         if (unit)
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
-                           "%s has %04o mode that is too permissive, please adjust the access mode.",
+                           "%s has %04o mode that is too permissive, please adjust the ownership and access mode.",
                            filename, st->st_mode & 07777);
         else
-                log_warning("%s has %04o mode that is too permissive, please adjust the access mode.",
+                log_warning("%s has %04o mode that is too permissive, please adjust the ownership and access mode.",
                             filename, st->st_mode & 07777);
         return 0;
 }