diff --git a/linkcheck/src/plugin-resources/linkcheck-temp.xml b/linkcheck/src/plugin-resources/linkcheck-temp.xml
index de2da9e6..9171eb0b 100644
--- a/linkcheck/src/plugin-resources/linkcheck-temp.xml
+++ b/linkcheck/src/plugin-resources/linkcheck-temp.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
       <p>
       	This file is used as a placeholder until the final link check can occur.
       </p>
+      
+      <p>
+      	At present, you MUST set maven.linkcheck.enable=true in your project properties
+      	to have the linkchecker run. Once it has stabilised, it will be turned on by default
+      	(except in offline mode).
+      </p>
     </section>
  </body>
 </document>