diff --git a/app/src/battery.c b/app/src/battery.c
index 4292dafe..51f96c12 100644
--- a/app/src/battery.c
+++ b/app/src/battery.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ uint8_t zmk_battery_state_of_charge() { return last_state_of_charge; }
 #if DT_HAS_CHOSEN(zmk_battery)
 static const struct device *const battery = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_CHOSEN(zmk_battery));
 #else
+#warning                                                                                           \
+    "Using a node labeled BATTERY for the battery sensor is deprecated. Set a zmk,battery chosen node instead. (Ignore this if you don't have a battery sensor.)"
 static const struct device *battery;
 #endif