diff --git a/include/wx/msw/font.h b/include/wx/msw/font.h
index e5f8632173..c264621856 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/font.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/font.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual bool IsFixedWidth() const;
 
-    wxDEPRECATED_MSG("use wxFONT{FAMILY,STYLE,WEIGHT}_XXX constants")
+    wxDEPRECATED_MSG("use wxFONT{FAMILY,STYLE,WEIGHT}_XXX constants ie: wxFONTFAMILY_SWISS, wxFONTSTYLE_NORMAL, wxFONTWEIGHT_BOLD")
     wxFont(int size,
            int family,
            int style,
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public:
         (void)Create(size, (wxFontFamily)family, (wxFontStyle)style, (wxFontWeight)weight, underlined, face, encoding);
     }
 
-    wxDEPRECATED_MSG("use wxFONT{FAMILY,STYLE,WEIGHT}_XXX constants")
+    wxDEPRECATED_MSG("use wxFONT{FAMILY,STYLE,WEIGHT}_XXX constants ie: wxFONTFAMILY_SWISS, wxFONTSTYLE_NORMAL, wxFONTWEIGHT_BOLD")
     wxFont(const wxSize& pixelSize,
            int family,
            int style,