diff --git a/lib/audit.js b/lib/audit.js
index 18add4c646922..d0b9b10ba2985 100644
--- a/lib/audit.js
+++ b/lib/audit.js
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ function auditCmd (args, cb) {
               if (installMajor) {
                 output('  (installed due to `--force` option)')
               } else {
-                output('  (use `npm audit fix --force` to install breaking changes; or do it by hand)')
+                output('  (use `npm audit fix --force` to install breaking changes;' +
+                       ' or refer to `npm audit` for steps to fix these manually)')
               }
             }
           }