diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2414002f..5b27e3c2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ if(DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID AND DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION)
       set(ARMA_USE_EXTERN_RNG true)
       message(STATUS "Detected gcc 4.8.3 or newer")
       if(${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 6.1.0)
-        message(STATUS "WARNING: support for gcc versions older than 6.1 is deprecated")
+        message(STATUS "*** WARNING: support for gcc versions older than 6.1 is deprecated")
       endif()
       if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
         set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")