diff --git a/src/llama.cpp b/src/llama.cpp
index 825800bb..f3daeeed 100644
--- a/src/llama.cpp
+++ b/src/llama.cpp
@@ -1981,6 +1981,14 @@ static bool llm_load_tensors(
                 LLAMA_LOG_WARN("================================================================\n\n");
                 max_gpu = 4;
             }
+            else if (llama_model_has_recurrent(&model) && model.has_tensor_overrides()) {
+                LLAMA_LOG_WARN("\n================================================================\n");
+                LLAMA_LOG_WARN("Split mode 'graph' for recurrent/hybrid models is currently\n");
+                LLAMA_LOG_WARN("disabled when using tensor overrides\n");
+                LLAMA_LOG_WARN("  => changing split mode to 'layer'\n");
+                LLAMA_LOG_WARN("=======================================================\n\n");
+                split_mode = LLAMA_SPLIT_MODE_LAYER;
+            }
         }
     }