diff --git a/autoconfiscate.sh b/autoconfiscate.sh
index 254ccf5..1e281d1 100755
--- a/autoconfiscate.sh
+++ b/autoconfiscate.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
-#!/bin/sh 
+#!/bin/sh
 
-echo "*** Autoconf/automake is deprecated for Openwsman"
-echo "*** and might not fully work."
-echo "*** Use cmake instead !"
+cat <<EOS >&2
+*** Autoconf/automake is deprecated for Openwsman and might not fully work.
+*** Please use CMake instead!
+
+EOS
+
+if [ "$1" != "--ignore-deprecation-warning" ]; then
+  cat <<EOS >&2
+*** To ignore this warning and proceed regardless, re-run as follows:
+***   $0 --ignore-deprecation-warning
+EOS
+  exit 1
+fi
 
 UNAME=`uname`