diff --git a/docs.html b/docs.html
index 756b8abe..bcd3af83 100644
--- a/docs.html
+++ b/docs.html
@@ -13771,7 +13771,7 @@ the solution can be computed faster by explicitly indicating that <i>A</i> is tr
 <tr><td><code>solve_opts::no_trimat</code></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>do not use specialised solver for triangular matrices</td></tr>
 <tr><td><code>solve_opts::no_sympd</code></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>do not use specialised solver for symmetric/hermitian positive definite matrices</td></tr>
 -->
-<tr><td><code>solve_opts::force_sym</code></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>force the use of the symmetric solver, bypassing the generic solver</td></tr>
+<tr><td><code>solve_opts::force_sym</code></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>force the use of the symmetric/hermitian solver, bypassing the generic solver</td></tr>
 <tr><td><code>solve_opts::force_approx</code></td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>force the use of the approximate solver, bypassing the generic solver</td></tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/glue_solve_meat.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/glue_solve_meat.hpp
index dc597084..4e319773 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/glue_solve_meat.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/glue_solve_meat.hpp
@@ -144,7 +144,11 @@ glue_solve_gen_full::apply(Mat<eT>& actual_out, const Base<eT,T1>& A_expr, const
   
   if(force_sym)
     {
-    if((arma_config::check_conform) && (auxlib::rudimentary_sym_check(A) == false))  { arma_warn(1, "solve(): option 'force_sym' enabled, but given matrix is not symmetric"); }
+    if((arma_config::check_conform) && (auxlib::rudimentary_sym_check(A) == false))
+      {
+      if(is_cx<eT>::no)   { arma_warn(1, "solve(): option 'force_sym' enabled, but given matrix is not symmetric"); }
+      if(is_cx<eT>::yes)  { arma_warn(1, "solve(): option 'force_sym' enabled, but given matrix is not hermitian"); }
+      }
     
     if(likely_sympd)  { arma_warn(2,  "solve(): option 'likely_sympd' ignored for forced symmetric solver" ); }
     }