diff --git a/src/runmode-af-packet.c b/src/runmode-af-packet.c
index f2500d3d3b0c..443c126d614a 100644
--- a/src/runmode-af-packet.c
+++ b/src/runmode-af-packet.c
@@ -738,7 +738,9 @@ int AFPRunModeIsIPS()
     }
 
     if (has_ids && has_ips) {
-        SCLogInfo("AF_PACKET mode using IPS and IDS mode");
+        SCLogWarning(SC_ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+                "AF_PACKET using both IPS and TAP/IDS mode, this will not "
+                "be allowed in Suricata 8 due to undefined behavior.");
         for (ldev = 0; ldev < nlive; ldev++) {
             const char *live_dev = LiveGetDeviceName(ldev);
             if (live_dev == NULL) {
diff --git a/src/runmode-netmap.c b/src/runmode-netmap.c
index 85c9d27e7f90..77bbc8267764 100644
--- a/src/runmode-netmap.c
+++ b/src/runmode-netmap.c
@@ -374,7 +374,9 @@ int NetmapRunModeIsIPS()
     }
 
     if (has_ids && has_ips) {
-        SCLogInfo("Netmap mode using IPS and IDS mode");
+        SCLogWarning(SC_ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
+                "Netmap using both IPS and TAP/IDS mode, this will not be "
+                "allowed in Suricata 8 due to undefined behavior.");
         for (ldev = 0; ldev < nlive; ldev++) {
             const char *live_dev = LiveGetDeviceName(ldev);
             if (live_dev == NULL) {