diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b24945d7ebd..fb813734bc5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -707,6 +707,7 @@ endif()
 if(WITH_BUILDINFO)
 	find_package(Git)
 	if(NOT GIT_FOUND)
+		message(WARNING "Git was not found, disabling WITH_BUILDINFO")
 		set(WITH_BUILDINFO OFF)
 	endif()
 endif()