diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/DSP/DSPCore.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/DSP/DSPCore.cpp
index 377e21fba8..ff05dcb3fa 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/DSP/DSPCore.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/DSP/DSPCore.cpp
@@ -113,13 +113,17 @@ static bool VerifyRoms(const char *irom_filename, const char *coef_filename)
 	}
 
 	if (rom_idx == 1)
-		PanicAlertT("You are using an old free DSP ROM made by the Dolphin Team.\n"
-					"Only games using the Zelda UCode will work correctly.\n");
+	{
+		DSPHost_OSD_AddMessage("You are using an old free DSP ROM made by the Dolphin Team.", 6000);
+		DSPHost_OSD_AddMessage("Only games using the Zelda UCode will work correctly.", 6000);
+	}
 
 	if (rom_idx == 2)
-		PanicAlertT("You are using a free DSP ROM made by the Dolphin Team.\n"
-					"All Wii games will work correctly, and most GC games should "
-					"also work fine, but the GBA/IPL/CARD UCodes will not work.\n");
+	{
+		DSPHost_OSD_AddMessage("You are using a free DSP ROM made by the Dolphin Team.", 8000);
+		DSPHost_OSD_AddMessage("All Wii games will work correctly, and most GC games should ", 8000);
+		DSPHost_OSD_AddMessage("also work fine, but the GBA/IPL/CARD UCodes will not work.\n", 8000);
+	}
 
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/DSP/DSPHost.h b/Source/Core/Core/Src/DSP/DSPHost.h
index cef329a7ec..18ba5ec447 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/DSP/DSPHost.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/DSP/DSPHost.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 u8 DSPHost_ReadHostMemory(u32 addr);
 void DSPHost_WriteHostMemory(u8 value, u32 addr);
+void DSPHost_OSD_AddMessage(const std::string& str, u32 ms);
 bool DSPHost_OnThread();
 bool DSPHost_Wii();
 void DSPHost_InterruptRequest();
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/DSPLLE/DSPHost.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/DSPLLE/DSPHost.cpp
index 4b25f4ba20..5b2dc1f56e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/DSPLLE/DSPHost.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/DSPLLE/DSPHost.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "../../ConfigManager.h"
 #include "../../PowerPC/PowerPC.h"
 #include "Host.h"
+#include "OnScreenDisplay.h"
 
 // The user of the DSPCore library must supply a few functions so that the
 // emulation core can access the environment it runs in. If the emulation
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ void DSPHost_WriteHostMemory(u8 value, u32 addr)
 	DSP::WriteARAM(value, addr);
 }
 
+void DSPHost_OSD_AddMessage(const std::string& str, u32 ms)
+{
+	OSD::AddMessage(str, ms);
+}
+
 bool DSPHost_OnThread()
 {
 	const SCoreStartupParameter& _CoreParameter = SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter;
diff --git a/Source/DSPTool/Src/DSPTool.cpp b/Source/DSPTool/Src/DSPTool.cpp
index 9f38b1347b..5a776be558 100644
--- a/Source/DSPTool/Src/DSPTool.cpp
+++ b/Source/DSPTool/Src/DSPTool.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 // Stub out the dsplib host stuff, since this is just a simple cmdline tools.
 u8 DSPHost_ReadHostMemory(u32 addr) { return 0; }
 void DSPHost_WriteHostMemory(u8 value, u32 addr) {}
+void DSPHost_OSD_AddMessage(const std::string& str, u32 ms) {}
 bool DSPHost_OnThread() { return false; }
 bool DSPHost_Wii() { return false; }
 void DSPHost_CodeLoaded(const u8 *ptr, int size) {}