diff --git a/po/postats.py b/po/postats.py
index d44088b27d..9d02707b9b 100755
--- a/po/postats.py
+++ b/po/postats.py
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ and generates a PHP web page.
 
 Invocation:
    postats.py lyx_version po_files > "pathToWebPages"/i18n.inc
+
+or simply
+   make i18n.inc
+to create stats only for allowed langauages in LINGUAS file
+(typically good for stable branch stats).
 """
 from __future__ import print_function