diff --git a/src/osmo-bsc/bsc_vty.c b/src/osmo-bsc/bsc_vty.c
index e91e01cc7..c3d6658c9 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bsc/bsc_vty.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bsc/bsc_vty.c
@@ -5445,6 +5445,12 @@ DEFUN_HIDDEN(lchan_act_bts, lchan_act_all_cmd,
 		}
 	}
 
+	vty_out(vty, "%% All channels have been %s on all BTS/TRX, please "
+		     "make sure that the radio link timeout is set to %s%s",
+		activate ? "activated" : "deactivated",
+		activate ? "'infinite'" : "its old value (e.g. 'oml')",
+		VTY_NEWLINE);
+
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -5479,6 +5485,12 @@ DEFUN_HIDDEN(lchan_act_all_bts, lchan_act_all_bts_cmd,
 		lchan_act_trx(vty, trx, activate);
 	}
 
+	vty_out(vty, "%% All channels have been %s on all TRX of BTS%d, please "
+		     "make sure that the radio link timeout is set to %s%s",
+		activate ? "activated" : "deactivated", bts_nr,
+		activate ? "'infinite'" : "its old value (e.g. 'oml')",
+		VTY_NEWLINE);
+
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -5517,6 +5529,12 @@ DEFUN_HIDDEN(lchan_act_all_trx, lchan_act_all_trx_cmd,
 
 	lchan_act_trx(vty, trx, activate);
 
+	vty_out(vty, "%% All channels have been %s on BTS%d/TRX%d, please "
+		     "make sure that the radio link timeout is set to %s%s",
+		activate ? "activated" : "deactivated", bts_nr, trx_nr,
+		activate ? "'infinite'" : "its old value (e.g. 'oml')",
+		VTY_NEWLINE);
+
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }