diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp
index 1aa3b6b5..e9a65053 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp
@@ -314,3 +314,8 @@
 // Do not use these unless you know what you are doing.
 #define ARMA_AUX_LIBS
 #define ARMA_AUX_INCDIRS
+
+
+#if defined(ARMA_WARN_LEVEL)
+  #pragma message ("WARNING: the ARMA_WARN_LEVEL option is not supported in this version of Armadillo")
+#endif
diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake
index 5def8a7a..b44ca813 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake
@@ -314,3 +314,8 @@
 // Do not use these unless you know what you are doing.
 #define ARMA_AUX_LIBS ${ARMA_LIBS}
 #define ARMA_AUX_INCDIRS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES}
+
+
+#if defined(ARMA_WARN_LEVEL)
+  #pragma message ("WARNING: the ARMA_WARN_LEVEL option is not supported in this version of Armadillo")
+#endif