diff --git a/cmake/FindGDAL.cmake b/cmake/FindGDAL.cmake
index bc90dd44ec0..617cdf9f843 100644
--- a/cmake/FindGDAL.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindGDAL.cmake
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ ELSE(WIN32)
           IF (GDAL_VERSION_MAJOR LESS 1 OR (GDAL_VERSION EQUAL 1 AND GDAL_VERSION_MINOR LESS 4))
             MESSAGE (FATAL_ERROR "GDAL version is too old (${GDAL_VERSION}). Use 1.4.0 or higher.")
           ENDIF (GDAL_VERSION_MAJOR LESS 1 OR (GDAL_VERSION EQUAL 1 AND GDAL_VERSION_MINOR LESS 4))
+
+          IF (GDAL_VERSION_MAJOR LESS 1 OR (GDAL_VERSION_MAJOR EQUAL 1 AND GDAL_VERSION_MINOR LESS 11))
+            MESSAGE (WARNING "GDAL version is too old (${GDAL_VERSION}) to support GeoPackage. 1.11.0 or higher is recommended.")
+          ENDIF (GDAL_VERSION_MAJOR LESS 1 OR (GDAL_VERSION_MAJOR EQUAL 1 AND GDAL_VERSION_MINOR LESS 11))
+
         ENDIF (GDAL_LIBRARY)
         SET (CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK ${CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK_save} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
       ENDIF ()
@@ -105,6 +110,10 @@ ELSE(WIN32)
           MESSAGE (FATAL_ERROR "GDAL version is too old (${GDAL_VERSION}). Use 1.4.0 or higher.")
         ENDIF (GDAL_VERSION_MAJOR LESS 1 OR (GDAL_VERSION_MAJOR EQUAL 1 AND GDAL_VERSION_MINOR LESS 4))
 
+        IF (GDAL_VERSION_MAJOR LESS 1 OR (GDAL_VERSION_MAJOR EQUAL 1 AND GDAL_VERSION_MINOR LESS 11))
+          MESSAGE (WARNING "GDAL version is too old (${GDAL_VERSION}) to support GeoPackage. 1.11.0 or higher is recommended.")
+        ENDIF (GDAL_VERSION_MAJOR LESS 1 OR (GDAL_VERSION_MAJOR EQUAL 1 AND GDAL_VERSION_MINOR LESS 11))
+
         # set INCLUDE_DIR to prefix+include
         EXEC_PROGRAM(${GDAL_CONFIG}
             ARGS --prefix