diff --git a/lisp/info.el b/lisp/info.el
index 6594d76fa03..c94e4121dc8 100644
--- a/lisp/info.el
+++ b/lisp/info.el
@@ -2819,7 +2819,8 @@ Give a blank topic name to go to the Index node itself."
 	   (car (car Info-index-alternatives))
 	   (nth 2 (car Info-index-alternatives))
 	   (if (cdr Info-index-alternatives)
-	       "(`,' tries to find next)"
+	       (format "(%s total; use `,' for next)"
+		       (length Info-index-alternatives))
 	     "(Only match)")))
 
 (defun Info-find-index-name (name)