diff --git a/projects/rocr-runtime/hsakmt-backward-compat.cmake b/projects/rocr-runtime/hsakmt-backward-compat.cmake
index 6e1b3a9e97..68b81a803a 100644
--- a/projects/rocr-runtime/hsakmt-backward-compat.cmake
+++ b/projects/rocr-runtime/hsakmt-backward-compat.cmake
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function(create_header_template)
 
 
 #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.\"
+#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
 #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