diff --git a/paddle/fluid/platform/cudnn_helper.h b/paddle/fluid/platform/cudnn_helper.h
index 0f4a7c8485b21e36dac46c5a87c2445275a3195e..3d230bd0d8a99e31040ad1351955bf11f06e5cde 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/platform/cudnn_helper.h
+++ b/paddle/fluid/platform/cudnn_helper.h
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ inline const char* cudnnGetErrorString(cudnnStatus_t status) {
     }                                                             \
   } while (false)
 
+#if CUDNN_VERSION < 6000
+#pragma message "CUDNN version under 6.0 is supported at best effort."
+#pragma message "We strongly encourage you to move to 6.0 and above."
+#pragma message "This message is intended to annoy you enough to update."
+#pragma message \
+    "please see https://docs.nvidia.com/deeplearning/sdk/cudnn-release-notes/"
+#endif  // CUDNN_VERSION < 6000
+
 enum class DataLayout {  // Not use
   kNHWC,
   kNCHW,