diff --git a/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php b/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
index 5ab4cac567..c71212b95c 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ if ( current_user_can( $tax->cap->edit_terms ) ) {
 	<?php
 	printf(
 		/* translators: %s: default category */
-		__( 'Deleting a category does not delete the posts in that category. Instead, posts that were only assigned to the deleted category are set to the category %s.' ),
+		__( 'Deleting a category does not delete the posts in that category. Instead, posts that were only assigned to the deleted category are set to the default category %s. The default category cannot be deleted.' ),
 		/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/category-template.php */
 		'<strong>' . apply_filters( 'the_category', get_cat_name( get_option( 'default_category' ) ), '', '' ) . '</strong>'
 	);