diff --git a/Plugins/RestrictedMod.pm b/Plugins/RestrictedMod.pm
index 0f52120d..1578eb55 100644
--- a/Plugins/RestrictedMod.pm
+++ b/Plugins/RestrictedMod.pm
@@ -77,7 +77,10 @@ sub generic_command {
     }
   }
 
-  return "I do not have OPs for this channel. I cannot do any moderation here." if not $self->{pbot}->{chanops}->can_gain_ops($channel);
+  return "I do not have OPs for this channel. I cannot do any moderation here."
+    if not $self->{pbot}->{chanops}->can_gain_ops($channel);
+  return "Voiced channel moderation is not enabled for this channel. Use `regset $channel.restrictedmod 1` to enable."
+    if not $self->{pbot}->{registry}->get_value($channel, 'restrictedmod');
   my $hostmask = "$stuff->{nick}!$stuff->{user}\@$stuff->{host}";
   my $admin = $self->{pbot}->{users}->loggedin_admin($channel, $hostmask);
   my $voiced = $self->{pbot}->{nicklist}->get_meta($channel, $stuff->{nick}, '+v');