diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.14.2.md b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.14.2.md
index 9b3a24555..4514b13ae 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.14.2.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.14.2.md
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 * [Ensure that the min relay fee is always clamped by our fee
   floor](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/6076)
 
+* [Clarify log message about not running within
+  systemd](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/6096)
+
 ## RPC Server
 
 * [ChanStatusFlags is now
diff --git a/signal/signal.go b/signal/signal.go
index a9fcaf70f..db1f1eca2 100644
--- a/signal/signal.go
+++ b/signal/signal.go
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ func systemdNotifyReady() error {
 	if notified {
 		log.Info("Systemd was notified about our readiness")
 	} else {
-		log.Info("We're not running within systemd")
+		log.Info("We're not running within systemd or the service " +
+			"type is not 'notify'")
 	}
 	return nil
 }