diff --git a/include/boost/ratio/detail/requires_cxx11.hpp b/include/boost/ratio/detail/requires_cxx11.hpp
index 8341a96..1f7362e 100644
--- a/include/boost/ratio/detail/requires_cxx11.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/ratio/detail/requires_cxx11.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_NOEXCEPT) || \
     defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_RATIO)
 
-BOOST_PRAGMA_MESSAGE("C++03 support is deprecated in Boost.Ratio 1.82 and will be removed in Boost.Ratio 1.84.")
+BOOST_PRAGMA_MESSAGE("C++03 support was deprecated in Boost.Ratio 1.82 and will be removed in Boost.Ratio 1.84.")
 
 #endif