diff --git a/doc/src/Build_settings.txt b/doc/src/Build_settings.txt
index baff537e3b..c40a91d781 100644
--- a/doc/src/Build_settings.txt
+++ b/doc/src/Build_settings.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ explain how to do this for building both with CMake and make.
 
 :line
 
-C++11 standard compliance test :h4(cxx11)
+C++11 standard compliance test :h4,link(cxx11)
 
 The LAMMPS developers plan to transition to make the C++11 standard the
 minimum requirement for compiling LAMMPS.  Currently this only applies to
diff --git a/src/lammps.cpp b/src/lammps.cpp
index 5ddc1600a4..d58c04e998 100644
--- a/src/lammps.cpp
+++ b/src/lammps.cpp
@@ -444,6 +444,19 @@ LAMMPS::LAMMPS(int narg, char **arg, MPI_Comm communicator) :
     if ((universe->me == 0) && !helpflag) {
       if (screen) fprintf(screen,"LAMMPS (%s)\n",universe->version);
       if (logfile) fprintf(logfile,"LAMMPS (%s)\n",universe->version);
+#if defined(LAMMPS_CXX98)
+      const char warning[] = "\nWARNING-WARNING-WARNING-WARNING-WARNING\n"
+        "This LAMMPS executable was compiled using C++98 compatibility.\n"
+        "Please report the compiler info below at https://github.com/lammps/lammps/issues/1659\n";
+      const char *infobuf = Info::get_compiler_info();
+      if (screen)
+         fprintf(screen,"%s%s\nWARNING-WARNING-WARNING-WARNING-WARNING\n\n",
+                 warning,infobuf);
+      if (logfile)
+         fprintf(logfile,"%s%s\nWARNING-WARNING-WARNING-WARNING-WARNING\n\n",
+                 warning,infobuf);
+      delete[] infobuf;
+#endif
     }
 
   // universe is one or more worlds, as setup by partition switch