diff --git a/src/proc.sh b/src/proc.sh
index fca5613..37e3d6e 100644
--- a/src/proc.sh
+++ b/src/proc.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ set -Eeuo pipefail
 : "${CPU_MODEL:=""}"
 : "${DEF_MODEL:="qemu64"}"
 
-[[ "${ARCH,,}" != "amd64" ]] && KVM="N"
+if [[ "${ARCH,,}" != "amd64" ]]; then
+  KVM="N"
+  warn "your CPU architecture is ${ARCH^^} and cannot provide KVM acceleration for x64 instructions, this will cause a major loss of performance."
+fi
 
 if [[ "$KVM" != [Nn]* ]]; then