diff --git a/configs/sama5d4-ek/README.txt b/configs/sama5d4-ek/README.txt
index d8b36db7d5..c087de4f05 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d4-ek/README.txt
+++ b/configs/sama5d4-ek/README.txt
@@ -1382,7 +1382,8 @@ Networking
   so that access to the NSH prompt is not delayed.
 
   This delay will be especially long if the board is not connected to
-  a network.
+  a network.  On the order of a minute!  You will probably think that
+  NuttX has crashed!
 
 AT25 Serial FLASH
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