diff --git a/awx/main/conf.py b/awx/main/conf.py
index 1aa3990aee..51cc62af77 100644
--- a/awx/main/conf.py
+++ b/awx/main/conf.py
@@ -428,7 +428,9 @@ register(
     field_class=fields.BooleanField,
     default=False,
     label=_('Follow symlinks'),
-    help_text=_('Follow symbolic links when scanning for playbooks'),
+    help_text=_('Follow symbolic links when scanning for playbooks. Be aware that setting this to True '
+        'can lead to infinite recursion if a link points to a parent directory of itself.'
+    ),
     category=_('Jobs'),
     category_slug='jobs',
 )