diff --git a/include/crow/settings.h b/include/crow/settings.h
index 1437036c7..4600e2d8e 100644
--- a/include/crow/settings.h
+++ b/include/crow/settings.h
@@ -62,6 +62,6 @@
 #if __cplusplus > 201103L
 #define CROW_GCC83_WORKAROUND
 #else
-#warning "GCC 8.1 - 8.3 have a bug that prevents crow from compiling with C++11. Please update GCC to > 8.3 or use C++ > 11."
+#warning "GCC 8.1 - 8.3 has a bug that prevents crow from compiling with C++11. Please update GCC to > 8.3 or use C++ > 11."
 #endif
 #endif