diff --git a/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdsocket.c b/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdsocket.c
index 0ae53ff2c76..b15dfec4b64 100644
--- a/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdsocket.c
+++ b/sys/fs/nfsserver/nfs_nfsdsocket.c
@@ -749,10 +749,9 @@ nfsrvd_compound(struct nfsrv_descript *nd, int isdgram, u_char *tag,
 		    nd->nd_rp->rc_refcnt == 0) &&
 		    (nfsrv_mallocmget_limit() ||
 		     nfsrc_tcpsavedreplies > nfsrc_floodlevel)) {
-			if (nfsrc_tcpsavedreplies > nfsrc_floodlevel) {
-				printf("nfsd server cache flooded, try to");
-				printf(" increase nfsrc_floodlevel\n");
-			}
+			if (nfsrc_tcpsavedreplies > nfsrc_floodlevel)
+				printf("nfsd server cache flooded, try "
+				    "increasing vfs.nfsd.tcphighwater\n");
 			nd->nd_repstat = NFSERR_RESOURCE;
 			*repp = nfsd_errmap(nd);
 			if (op == NFSV4OP_SETATTR) {