diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 5c23196afd1..19f8ba7ff02 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1288,6 +1288,12 @@ cat<<X
 | If you do not agree with the terms of this license, you must abort |
 | the installation process at this point.                            |
 +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|                              *** WARNING ***                       |
+|                                                                    |
+| Remember to enable register_globals in your PHP.INI file, if your  |
+| software depends on it.                                            |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
 
 
 Thank you for using PHP.