diff --git a/pkg/compose/build_bake.go b/pkg/compose/build_bake.go
index 0a7b31689..0f96b976f 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/build_bake.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/build_bake.go
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ func buildWithBake(dockerCli command.Cli) (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 	if !bake {
+		if ok {
+			logrus.Warnf("COMPOSE_BAKE=false is deprecated, support for internal compose builder will be removed in next release")
+		}
 		return false, nil
 	}