diff --git a/code/renderergl1/tr_shader.c b/code/renderergl1/tr_shader.c
index 43b2beb7..525ac3c2 100644
--- a/code/renderergl1/tr_shader.c
+++ b/code/renderergl1/tr_shader.c
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ static qboolean ParseShader( char **text )
 		else if ( token[0] == '{' )
 		{
 			if ( s >= MAX_SHADER_STAGES ) {
-				ri.Printf( PRINT_WARNING, "WARNING: too many stages in shader %s\n", shader.name );
+				ri.Printf( PRINT_WARNING, "WARNING: too many stages in shader %s (max is %i)\n", shader.name, MAX_SHADER_STAGES );
 				return qfalse;
 			}
 
diff --git a/code/renderergl2/tr_shader.c b/code/renderergl2/tr_shader.c
index 7ead2e57..8d7ed540 100644
--- a/code/renderergl2/tr_shader.c
+++ b/code/renderergl2/tr_shader.c
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ static qboolean ParseShader( char **text )
 		else if ( token[0] == '{' )
 		{
 			if ( s >= MAX_SHADER_STAGES ) {
-				ri.Printf( PRINT_WARNING, "WARNING: too many stages in shader %s\n", shader.name );
+				ri.Printf( PRINT_WARNING, "WARNING: too many stages in shader %s (max is %i)\n", shader.name, MAX_SHADER_STAGES );
 				return qfalse;
 			}