diff --git a/projects/rocr-runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rocr-runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index 7e78bfbe79..c447d6de98 100644
--- a/projects/rocr-runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rocr-runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -210,6 +210,20 @@ install ( DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/ DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INS
 # Option to build header path migration helpers.
 option(INCLUDE_PATH_COMPATIBILITY "Generate backward compatible headers and include paths.  Use of these headers will warn when included." ON)
 if(INCLUDE_PATH_COMPATIBILITY)
+  # To enable/disable #error in wrapper header files
+  if(NOT DEFINED ROCM_HEADER_WRAPPER_WERROR)
+      if(DEFINED ENV{ROCM_HEADER_WRAPPER_WERROR})
+          set(ROCM_HEADER_WRAPPER_WERROR "$ENV{ROCM_HEADER_WRAPPER_WERROR}"
+                  CACHE STRING "Header wrapper warnings as errors.")
+      else()
+          set(ROCM_HEADER_WRAPPER_WERROR "ON" CACHE STRING "Header wrapper warnings as errors.")
+      endif()
+  endif()
+  if(ROCM_HEADER_WRAPPER_WERROR)
+      set(deprecated_error 1)
+  else()
+      set(deprecated_error 0)
+  endif()
   include(hsakmt-backward-compat.cmake)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/projects/rocr-runtime/hsakmt-backward-compat.cmake b/projects/rocr-runtime/hsakmt-backward-compat.cmake
index 68b81a803a..3c5adabb42 100644
--- a/projects/rocr-runtime/hsakmt-backward-compat.cmake
+++ b/projects/rocr-runtime/hsakmt-backward-compat.cmake
@@ -46,12 +46,18 @@ function(create_header_template)
 #ifndef @include_guard@
 #define @include_guard@
 
-
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
+#ifndef ROCM_HEADER_WRAPPER_WERROR
+#define ROCM_HEADER_WRAPPER_WERROR @deprecated_error@
+#endif
+#if ROCM_HEADER_WRAPPER_WERROR  /* ROCM_HEADER_WRAPPER_WERROR 1 */
 #error \"@file_name@ has moved to @CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@/hsakmt and package include paths have changed.\\nInclude as \\\"hsakmt/@file_name@\\\" when using cmake packages.\"
+#else  /* ROCM_HEADER_WRAPPER_WERROR 0 */
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+#warning \"@file_name@ has moved to @CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@/hsakmt and package include paths have changed.\\nInclude as \\\"hsakmt/@file_name@\\\" when using cmake packages.\"
 #else
 #pragma message(\"@file_name@ has moved to @CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@/hsakmt and package include paths have changed.\\nInclude as \\\"hsakmt/@file_name@\\\" when using cmake packages.\")
 #endif
+#endif  /* ROCM_HEADER_WRAPPER_WERROR */
 
 @include_statements@