diff --git a/batched/KokkosBatched_Util.hpp b/batched/KokkosBatched_Util.hpp
index 8a1cb0e01b..20bc86d4da 100644
--- a/batched/KokkosBatched_Util.hpp
+++ b/batched/KokkosBatched_Util.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,19 @@
 /// \author Kyungjoo Kim (kyukim@sandia.gov)
 
 // no experimental name space guard for trilinos
-#define __KOKKOSBATCHED_PROMOTION__ 1
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#define KOKKOSBATCHED_IMPL_PROMOTION \
+  (__pragma(message("warning: __KOKKOSBATCHED_PROMOTION__ is deprecated and will be removed in a future version")) 1)
+#else
+#define KOKKOSBATCHED_IMPL_PROMOTION                                                                              \
+  (__extension__({                                                                                                \
+    _Pragma("GCC warning \"__KOKKOSBATCHED_PROMOTION__ is deprecated and will be removed in a future version\""); \
+    1;                                                                                                            \
+  }))
+#endif
+
+#define __KOKKOSBATCHED_PROMOTION__ KOKKOSBATCHED_IMPL_PROMOTION
 
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <random>