diff --git a/apps/settings/lib/SetupChecks/PhpMemoryLimit.php b/apps/settings/lib/SetupChecks/PhpMemoryLimit.php
index 86bb6defbec39..7b693169f1001 100644
--- a/apps/settings/lib/SetupChecks/PhpMemoryLimit.php
+++ b/apps/settings/lib/SetupChecks/PhpMemoryLimit.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public function run(): SetupResult {
 		if ($this->memoryInfo->isMemoryLimitSufficient()) {
 			return SetupResult::success(Util::humanFileSize($this->memoryInfo->getMemoryLimit()));
 		} else {
-			return SetupResult::error($this->l10n->t('The PHP memory limit is below the recommended value of %s.', Util::humanFileSize(MemoryInfo::RECOMMENDED_MEMORY_LIMIT)));
+			return SetupResult::error($this->l10n->t('The PHP memory limit is below the recommended value of %s. Some features or apps - including the Updater - may not function properly.', Util::humanFileSize(MemoryInfo::RECOMMENDED_MEMORY_LIMIT)));
 		}
 	}
 }