diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index 92b298932643d7821905f9599d3e8373e479676b..f6c1be9b2f7c5ae14beecd592240c839cc1a899f 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -2284,6 +2284,8 @@ int do_writeout(bool exiting)
 			openfile->current_stat->st_dev != st.st_dev ||
 			openfile->current_stat->st_ino != st.st_ino)) {
 
+		    warn_and_shortly_pause(_("File on disk has changed"));
+
 		    if (do_yesno_prompt(FALSE, _("File was modified since "
 				"you opened it; continue saving? ")) < 1)
 			continue;