diff --git a/libavformat/mpegenc.c b/libavformat/mpegenc.c
index ccf3ec21f7..1e60c51fdd 100644
--- a/libavformat/mpegenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/mpegenc.c
@@ -387,7 +387,9 @@ static av_cold int mpeg_mux_init(AVFormatContext *ctx)
             if (st->codec->rc_buffer_size)
                 stream->max_buffer_size = 6*1024 + st->codec->rc_buffer_size/8;
             else {
-                av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "VBV buffer size not set, muxing may fail\n");
+                av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "VBV buffer size not set, using default size of 130KB\n"
+                                            "If you want the mpeg file to be compliant to some specification\n"
+                                            "Like DVD, VCD or others, make sure you set the correct buffer size\n");
                 stream->max_buffer_size = 230*1024; //FIXME this is probably too small as default
             }
             if (stream->max_buffer_size > 1024 * 8191) {