diff --git a/plugins/check_swap.c b/plugins/check_swap.c
index 4a573c7ba..25e0bacd8 100644
--- a/plugins/check_swap.c
+++ b/plugins/check_swap.c
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 		percent_used = 100 * ((double) used_swap_mb) / ((double) total_swap_mb);
 	} else {
 		percent_used = 100;
+		status = "- Swap is either disabled, not present, or of zero size. ";
 	}
 
 	result = max_state (result, check_swap (percent_used, free_swap_mb));