diff --git a/libraries/AP_Compass/CompassCalibrator.cpp b/libraries/AP_Compass/CompassCalibrator.cpp
index 3b917c4bd7..8845ba260e 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Compass/CompassCalibrator.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_Compass/CompassCalibrator.cpp
@@ -1067,6 +1067,7 @@ bool CompassCalibrator::fix_radius(void)
 {
     Location loc;
     if (!AP::ahrs().get_location(loc) && !AP::ahrs().get_origin(loc)) {
+        GCS_SEND_TEXT(MAV_SEVERITY_WARNING, "MagCal: No location, fix_radius skipped");
         // we don't have a position, leave scale factor as 0. This
         // will disable use of WMM in the EKF. Users can manually set
         // scale factor after calibration if it is known