diff --git a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_board.php b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_board.php
index ebbf66657e..526d8e05da 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_board.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_board.php
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class acp_board
 						'avatar_filesize'		=> array('lang' => 'MAX_FILESIZE',			'validate' => 'int:0',	'type' => 'text:4:10', 'explain' => true, 'append' => ' ' . $user->lang['BYTES']),
 						'avatar_min'			=> array('lang' => 'MIN_AVATAR_SIZE',		'validate' => 'int:0',	'type' => 'dimension:3:4', 'explain' => true, 'append' => ' ' . $user->lang['PIXEL']),
 						'avatar_max'			=> array('lang' => 'MAX_AVATAR_SIZE',		'validate' => 'int:0',	'type' => 'dimension:3:4', 'explain' => true, 'append' => ' ' . $user->lang['PIXEL']),
-						'avatar_path'			=> array('lang' => 'AVATAR_STORAGE_PATH',	'validate' => 'rwpath',	'type' => 'text:20:255', 'explain' => true),
+						'avatar_path'			=> array('lang' => 'AVATAR_STORAGE_PATH',	'validate' => 'rpath',	'type' => 'text:20:255', 'explain' => true),
 						'avatar_gallery_path'	=> array('lang' => 'AVATAR_GALLERY_PATH',	'validate' => 'rpath',	'type' => 'text:20:255', 'explain' => true)
 					)
 				);
diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php b/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php
index f9a40c2bc7..e109ea6d3a 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'AVATAR_GALLERY_PATH'			=> 'Avatar gallery path',
 	'AVATAR_GALLERY_PATH_EXPLAIN'	=> 'Path under your phpBB root directory for pre-loaded images, e.g. <samp>images/avatars/gallery</samp>.',
 	'AVATAR_STORAGE_PATH'			=> 'Avatar storage path',
-	'AVATAR_STORAGE_PATH_EXPLAIN'	=> 'Path under your phpBB root directory, e.g. <samp>images/avatars/upload</samp>.',
+	'AVATAR_STORAGE_PATH_EXPLAIN'	=> 'Path under your phpBB root directory, e.g. <samp>images/avatars/upload</samp>.<br />Avatar uploading <strong>will not be available</strong> if this path is not writable.',
 	'MAX_AVATAR_SIZE'				=> 'Maximum avatar dimensions',
 	'MAX_AVATAR_SIZE_EXPLAIN'		=> 'Width x Height in pixels.',
 	'MAX_FILESIZE'					=> 'Maximum avatar file size',