diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index b9ab5d6..22bd454 100644
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -1456,7 +1456,9 @@ update_abuildrepo_index() {
 
 # predefined function check
 default_check() {
-	warning "APKBUILD does not run any tests - define a check() function!"
+	warning "APKBUILD does not run any tests!"
+	msg2 "Alpine policy will soon require that packages have any relevant testsuites run during the build process."
+	msg2 "To fix, either define a check() function, or declare !check in \$options to indicate the package does not have a testsuite."
 }
 
 check() {