diff --git a/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/plugin/DefaultReportingConverter.java b/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/plugin/DefaultReportingConverter.java
index 6515f23868..b602e5ba17 100644
--- a/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/plugin/DefaultReportingConverter.java
+++ b/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/plugin/DefaultReportingConverter.java
@@ -84,9 +84,6 @@ public void convertReporting( Model model, ModelBuildingRequest request, ModelPr
             return;
         }
 
-        problems.addWarning( "The <reporting> section is deprecated"
-            + ", please move the reports to the <configuration> section of the new Maven Site Plugin." );
-
         if ( configuration.getChild( "outputDirectory" ) == null )
         {
             addDom( configuration, "outputDirectory", reporting.getOutputDirectory() );
@@ -97,6 +94,13 @@ public void convertReporting( Model model, ModelBuildingRequest request, ModelPr
 
         boolean hasMavenProjectInfoReportsPlugin = false;
 
+        if ( !reporting.getPlugins().isEmpty() )
+        {
+
+            problems.addWarning( "The <reporting> section is deprecated"
+                + ", please move the reports to the <configuration> section of the new Maven Site Plugin." );
+        }
+
         for ( ReportPlugin plugin : reporting.getPlugins() )
         {
             Xpp3Dom reportPlugin = convert( plugin );