diff --git a/projects/clr/hipamd/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/clr/hipamd/CMakeLists.txt
index 1608bbdb2b..45d7640643 100644
--- a/projects/clr/hipamd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/clr/hipamd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@ endif ()
 find_path(PROF_API_HEADER_DIR NAMES prof_protocol.h PATHS ${PROF_API_HEADER_PATH} NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
 if(NOT PROF_API_HEADER_DIR)
   MESSAGE("PROF_API_HEADER_PATH = ${PROF_API_HEADER_PATH}")
-  MESSAGE("Profiling API header not found, use -DPROF_API_HEADER_PATH=<path to prof_protocol.h header>")
+  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Profiling API header not found, use -DPROF_API_HEADER_PATH=<path to prof_protocol.h header>")
 else()
   add_definitions(-DUSE_PROF_API=1)
   include_directories ( ${PROF_API_HEADER_DIR} )
-  MESSAGE("PROF_API_HEADER_DIR = ${PROF_API_HEADER_DIR}")
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "Profiling API: ${PROF_API_HEADER_DIR}")
 endif()
 endif()