diff --git a/os/serverlock.c b/os/serverlock.c
index f5c03e32f..36efc9bc0 100644
--- a/os/serverlock.c
+++ b/os/serverlock.c
@@ -239,10 +239,15 @@ void DisableServerLock(void) {
     nolock = TRUE;
 }
 
+void LockServerUseMsg(void) {
+    ErrorF("-nolock                disable the locking mechanism\n");
+}
+
 #else /* LOCK_SERVER */
 
 void LockServer(void) {}
 void UnlockServer(void) {}
 void DisableServerLock(void) {}
+void LockServerUseMsg(void) {}
 
 #endif /* LOCK_SERVER */
diff --git a/os/serverlock.h b/os/serverlock.h
index ec74c2bb2..dae1cf2a4 100644
--- a/os/serverlock.h
+++ b/os/serverlock.h
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
 void LockServer(void);
 void UnlockServer(void);
 void DisableServerLock(void);
+void LockServerUseMsg(void);
 
 #endif /* _XSERVER_SERVERLOCK_H */
diff --git a/os/utils.c b/os/utils.c
index ded9a463e..ebd3ece60 100644
--- a/os/utils.c
+++ b/os/utils.c
@@ -371,9 +371,7 @@ UseMsg(void)
 #ifdef RLIMIT_STACK
     ErrorF("-ls int                limit stack space to N Kb\n");
 #endif
-#ifdef LOCK_SERVER
-    ErrorF("-nolock                disable the locking mechanism\n");
-#endif
+    LockServerUseMsg();
     ErrorF("-maxclients n          set maximum number of clients (power of two)\n");
     ErrorF("-nolisten string       don't listen on protocol\n");
     ErrorF("-listen string         listen on protocol\n");