diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b69c371c..32e25c3b 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ else()
 	mark_as_advanced(CLEAR CURL_LIBRARY CURL_INCLUDE_DIR)
 endif()
 
+if(NOT USE_CURL)
+	if(BUILD_CLIENT)
+		message(WARNING "cURL is required to load the server list")
+	endif()
+	if(BUILD_SERVER)
+		message(WARNING "cURL is required to announce to the server list")
+	endif()
+endif()
+
 
 option(ENABLE_GETTEXT "Use GetText for internationalization" FALSE)
 set(USE_GETTEXT FALSE)