diff --git a/lib/jekyll/static_file.rb b/lib/jekyll/static_file.rb
index a58ae304b44df96d10c8cfcca8cd05f0e92be4f4..2fd63919f8ad2e6a94d68a5f414edd2abfc6a513 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/static_file.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/static_file.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ module Jekyll
       begin
         FileUtils.ln(path, dest_path)
       rescue Errno::EXDEV
+        Jekyll.logger.warn 'Jekyll::StaticFile', "Cross-device link found, copying to #{dest_path} instead"
         copy_file(dest_path)
       end
     end