1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/w32.c b/src/w32.c
index c26f14593f1..6948fdeeef3 100644
--- a/src/w32.c
+++ b/src/w32.c
@@ -2773,10 +2773,13 @@ init_environment (char ** argv)
                   }
                 if (strcmp (env_vars[i].name, "HOME") == 0 && !appdata)
                   Vdelayed_warnings_list
-                    = Fcons (listn (CONSTYPE_HEAP, 2,
-                                    intern ("initialization"),
-                                    build_string ("Setting HOME to C:\\ by default is deprecated")),
-                             Vdelayed_warnings_list);
+                    = Fcons
+                    (listn (CONSTYPE_HEAP, 2,
+                            intern ("initialization"), build_string
+                            ("Use of `C:\\.emacs' without defining `HOME' "
+                             "in the environment is deprecated,\n"
+                             "see `Windows Home' in the Emacs manual."))),
+                    Vdelayed_warnings_list);
               }
 
             if (lpval)