diff --git a/include/opencv/cv.h b/include/opencv/cv.h
index f44129d615..80f18fc23a 100644
--- a/include/opencv/cv.h
+++ b/include/opencv/cv.h
@@ -43,9 +43,22 @@
 #ifndef __OPENCV_OLD_CV_H__
 #define __OPENCV_OLD_CV_H__
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-#warning "This is a deprecated opencv header provided for compatibility. Please include a header from a corresponding opencv module"
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+	#define CV_DO_PRAGMA(x) __pragma(x)
+	#define __CVSTR2__(x) #x
+	#define __CVSTR1__(x) __CVSTR2__(x)
+	#define __CVMSVCLOC__ __FILE__ "("__CVSTR1__(__LINE__)") : "
+	#define CV_MSG_PRAGMA(_msg) CV_DO_PRAGMA(message (__CVMSVCLOC__ _msg))
+#elif defined(__GNUC__)
+	#define CV_DO_PRAGMA(x) _Pragma (#x)
+	#define CV_MSG_PRAGMA(_msg) CV_DO_PRAGMA(message (_msg))
+#else
+	#define CV_DO_PRAGMA(x)
+	#define CV_MSG_PRAGMA(_msg) 
 #endif
+#define CV_WARNING(x) CV_MSG_PRAGMA("Warning: " #x)
+
+CV_WARNING("This is a deprecated opencv header provided for compatibility. Please include a header from a corresponding opencv module")
 
 #include "opencv2/core/core_c.h"
 #include "opencv2/core/core.hpp"
@@ -64,4 +77,5 @@
 #include "opencv2/core/internal.hpp"
 #endif //__cplusplus
 
-#endif __OPENCV_OLD_CV_H_
+#endif // __OPENCV_OLD_CV_H_
+