diff --git a/src/llama-model-loader.cpp b/src/llama-model-loader.cpp
index 2457a7ed4b..3d549cae5b 100644
--- a/src/llama-model-loader.cpp
+++ b/src/llama-model-loader.cpp
@@ -1158,6 +1158,12 @@ struct ggml_tensor * llama_model_loader::create_tensor(
                     if (overrides->buft == ggml_backend_cpu_buffer_type()) {
                         // when overriding to a CPU buffer, consider the extra buffer types
                         buft = select_weight_buft(hparams, t_meta, op, buft_list_cpu);
+                        if (use_mmap) {
+                            static std::once_flag once;
+                            std::call_once(once, [] {
+                                LLAMA_LOG_WARN("llama_model_loader: tensor overrides to CPU are used with mmap enabled - consider using --no-mmap for better performance\n");
+                            });
+                        }
                     } else {
                         buft = overrides->buft;
                     }