diff --git a/projects/amdsmi/rocm_smi-backward-compat.cmake b/projects/amdsmi/rocm_smi-backward-compat.cmake
index c5c40da29c..5f89f2e7f5 100644
--- a/projects/amdsmi/rocm_smi-backward-compat.cmake
+++ b/projects/amdsmi/rocm_smi-backward-compat.cmake
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function(create_header_template)
 #define @include_guard@
 
 #if defined(__GNUC__)
-#warning \"This file is deprecated. Use file from include path /opt/rocm-ver/include/ and prefix with @prefix_name@\"
+#error \"This file is deprecated. Use file from include path /opt/rocm-ver/include/ and prefix with @prefix_name@\"
 #else
 #pragma message(\"This file is deprecated. Use file from include path /opt/rocm-ver/include/ and prefix with @prefix_name@\")
 #endif