diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-generate-config.pl b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-generate-config.pl
index 422c405054d..157dc28e0a8 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-generate-config.pl
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-generate-config.pl
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ EOF
         write_file($fn, <<EOF);
 @configuration@
 EOF
+        print STDERR "For more hardware-specific settings, see https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-hardware"
     } else {
         print STDERR "warning: not overwriting existing $fn\n";
     }