diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
index 4722faa35b..d28bce2fa4 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ func runStart(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 	if existing != nil && existing.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime == "crio" && driver.IsKIC(existing.Driver) {
 		// Stop and start again if it's crio because crio is bad and dumb
-		out.WarningT("CRI-O currently has an issue and your cluster needs to be restarted.")
+		out.WarningT("Due to issues with CRI-O post v1.17.3, we need to restart your cluster.")
+		out.WarningT("See details at https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/8861")
 		stopProfile(existing.Name)
 		starter, err = provisionWithDriver(cmd, ds, existing)
 		if err != nil {