diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/treesitter.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/treesitter.lua
index 5721979d..8ad15924 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/treesitter.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/treesitter.lua
@@ -58,6 +58,21 @@ return {
     config = function(_, opts)
       local TS = require("nvim-treesitter")
 
+      setmetatable(require("nvim-treesitter.install"), {
+        __newindex = function(_, k)
+          if k == "compilers" then
+            vim.schedule(function()
+              LazyVim.error({
+                "Setting custom compilers for `nvim-treesitter` is no longer supported.",
+                "",
+                "For more info, see:",
+                "- [compilers](https://docs.rs/cc/latest/cc/#compile-time-requirements)",
+              })
+            end)
+          end
+        end,
+      })
+
       -- some quick sanity checks
       if not TS.get_installed then
         return LazyVim.error("Please use `:Lazy` and update `nvim-treesitter`")