diff --git a/files/openmw.cfg b/files/openmw.cfg
index b60c1ba728..3a9bd87628 100644
--- a/files/openmw.cfg
+++ b/files/openmw.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This is the global openmw.cfg file. Do not modify!
+# Modifications should be done on the user openmw.cfg file instead
+# (see: https://wiki.openmw.org/index.php?title=Paths)
+
 data="?mw?Data Files"
 data=${MORROWIND_DATA_FILES}
 data-local="?userdata?data"
diff --git a/files/openmw.cfg.local b/files/openmw.cfg.local
index 9d86174d9e..71cd3bfbfa 100644
--- a/files/openmw.cfg.local
+++ b/files/openmw.cfg.local
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# This is the local openmw.cfg file. Do not modify!
+# Modifications should be done on the user openmw.cfg file instead
+# (see: https://wiki.openmw.org/index.php?title=Paths)
+
 data="?global?data"
 data="?mw?Data Files"
 data=./data