diff --git a/codespell_lib/_codespell.py b/codespell_lib/_codespell.py
index 738363bba63..373fa650ae9 100644
--- a/codespell_lib/_codespell.py
+++ b/codespell_lib/_codespell.py
@@ -867,7 +867,8 @@ def main(*args):
     try:
         glob_match.match("/random/path")  # does not need a real path
     except re.error:
-        print("ERROR: --skip/-S has been fed an invalid glob",
+        print("ERROR: --skip/-S has been fed an invalid glob, "
+              "try escaping special characters",
               file=sys.stderr)
         return EX_USAGE