diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 834860797248a504bea8e3f99d3decdc9088c346..ee01bb7b055906d1d3e5c20407df94baa1ca5ade 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1091,6 +1091,7 @@ if ( WALBERLA_BUILD_WITH_CUDA )
         #CUDA_FOUND is need for our cmake mechanism
         set ( CUDA_FOUND TRUE )
     else()
+        message( WARNING "CUDA could not be enabled. The host compiler might not be compatible. Check CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log for more information" )
         set ( WALBERLA_BUILD_WITH_CUDA FALSE )
     endif ( )
 endif ( )