diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index cee79cb388af..081cbdcce880 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -531,6 +531,9 @@ static inline void nvme_mpath_check_last_path(struct nvme_ns *ns)
 static inline int nvme_mpath_init(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl,
 		struct nvme_id_ctrl *id)
 {
+	if (ctrl->subsys->cmic & (1 << 3))
+		dev_warn(ctrl->device,
+"Please enable CONFIG_NVME_MULTIPATH for full support of multi-port devices.\n");
 	return 0;
 }
 static inline void nvme_mpath_uninit(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)