diff --git a/stand/lua/menu.lua b/stand/lua/menu.lua
--- a/stand/lua/menu.lua
+++ b/stand/lua/menu.lua
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
 			boot_entry_1, boot_entry_2 = multi_user, single_user
 		end
 		return {
+			menu_entries.old_loader,
 			boot_entry_1,
 			boot_entry_2,
 			menu_entries.prompt,
@@ -411,6 +412,16 @@
 			end,
 			alias = {"l", "L"},
 		},
+		old_loader =  {
+			entry_type = core.MENU_SEPARATOR,
+			name = function()
+				return color.highlight("loader is too old, upgrade")
+			end,
+			visible = function()
+				-- If we have to use compat shims
+				return not pager or loader.lua_path == nil or not loader.command_error
+			end
+		}
 		vendor = {
 			entry_type = core.MENU_ENTRY,
 			visible = function()