diff --git a/video/out/vo.c b/video/out/vo.c
index 1535994a69..27be4735ab 100644
--- a/video/out/vo.c
+++ b/video/out/vo.c
@@ -340,13 +340,6 @@ error:
 
 struct vo *init_best_video_out(struct mpv_global *global, struct vo_extra *ex)
 {
-    const char *xdg_current_desktop = getenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP");
-    if (xdg_current_desktop && strstr(xdg_current_desktop, "GNOME")) {
-        struct mp_log *log = mp_log_new(NULL, global->log, "vo");
-        mp_fatal(log, "GNOME detected. Things will be broken.\n");
-        talloc_free(log);
-    }
-
     struct mp_vo_opts *opts = mp_get_config_group(NULL, global, &vo_sub_opts);
     struct m_obj_settings *vo_list = opts->video_driver_list;
     struct vo *vo = NULL;
diff --git a/video/out/wayland_common.c b/video/out/wayland_common.c
index 99aa8ee018..94261455af 100644
--- a/video/out/wayland_common.c
+++ b/video/out/wayland_common.c
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ int vo_wayland_init(struct vo *vo)
 
     const char *xdg_current_desktop = getenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP");
     if (xdg_current_desktop != NULL && strstr(xdg_current_desktop, "GNOME"))
-        MP_WARN(wl, "GNOME's wayland compositor is known to have many serious issues with mpv. Switch to GNOME's xorg session for the best experience.\n");
+        MP_WARN(wl, "GNOME's wayland compositor lacks support for the idle inhibit protocol. This means the screen can blank during playback.\n");
 
     if (wl->dnd_devman && wl->seat) {
         wl->dnd_ddev = wl_data_device_manager_get_data_device(wl->dnd_devman, wl->seat);