diff --git a/app/views/settings/redmine_git_hosting/_gitolite_config_file.html.haml b/app/views/settings/redmine_git_hosting/_gitolite_config_file.html.haml
index b5a216c3c..7762a5270 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/redmine_git_hosting/_gitolite_config_file.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/settings/redmine_git_hosting/_gitolite_config_file.html.haml
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@
   = bootstrap_switch_tag do
     = hidden_field_tag 'settings[gitolite_identifier_strip_user_id]', "#{disable_button}"
     = check_box_tag 'settings[gitolite_identifier_strip_user_id]', gitolite_identifier_strip_user_id, gitolite_identifier_strip_user_id, { disabled: disable_button }
-
+  %br
+  %em
+    = surround '(', ')' do
+      = l(:label_gitolite_identifier_strip_user_id_desc)
 %br
 
 .git_hosting_access_box
diff --git a/config/locales/settings/en.yml b/config/locales/settings/en.yml
index 70d488a96..ee7670695 100644
--- a/config/locales/settings/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/settings/en.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ en:
   label_gitolite_identifier_prefix: Gitolite prefix
   label_gitolite_identifier_prefix_desc: Will be used to generate SSH keys identifiers
   label_gitolite_identifier_strip_user_id: Remove user ID from Gitolite identifier
+  label_gitolite_identifier_strip_user_id_desc: You must restart Redmine to take effects
 
   # Gitolite Global Config
   label_tab_global: Global
diff --git a/config/locales/settings/fr.yml b/config/locales/settings/fr.yml
index 6c2b1cf6c..50a7035d0 100644
--- a/config/locales/settings/fr.yml
+++ b/config/locales/settings/fr.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ fr:
   label_gitolite_identifier_prefix: Préfixe Gitolite
   label_gitolite_identifier_prefix_desc: Sera utilisé pour générer les identifiants de clé SSH
   label_gitolite_identifier_strip_user_id: Supprimer l'ID de l'utilisateur de l'identifiant Gitolite
+  label_gitolite_identifier_strip_user_id_desc: Vous devrez redémarrer Redmine pour que le changement soit pris en compte
 
   # Gitolite Global Config
   label_tab_global: Global