diff --git a/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c b/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c
index 0c5b0057d2..fe77bd0440 100644
--- a/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/snapshot_conf.c
@@ -309,7 +309,8 @@ virDomainSnapshotDefParseString(const char *xmlStr,
     if (offline && def->memory &&
         def->memory != VIR_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT_LOCATION_NONE) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s",
-                       _("memory state cannot be saved with offline snapshot"));
+                       _("memory state cannot be saved with offline or "
+                         "disk-only snapshot"));
         goto cleanup;
     }
     def->file = memoryFile;
diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod
index fd0f762abb..ec1772d3f9 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.pod
+++ b/tools/virsh.pod
@@ -2749,7 +2749,8 @@ The I<--memspec> option can be used to control whether a checkpoint
 is internal or external.  The I<--memspec> flag is mandatory, followed
 by a B<memspec> of the form B<[file=]name[,snapshot=type]>, where
 type can be B<none>, B<internal>, or B<external>.  To include a literal
-comma in B<file=name>, escape it with a second comma.
+comma in B<file=name>, escape it with a second comma. I<--memspec> cannot
+be used together with I<--disk-only>.
 
 The I<--diskspec> option can be used to control how I<--disk-only> and
 external checkpoints create external files.  This option can occur