diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index e2a654f446..b113bba7ae 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ v 8.9.4
   - Fixed URL on label button when filtering. !4897
   - Fixed commit avatar alignment. !4933
   - Do not show build retry link when build is active. !4967
+  - Fix restore Rake task warning message output. !4980
 
 v 8.9.3
   - Fix encrypted data backwards compatibility after upgrading attr_encrypted gem. !4963
diff --git a/lib/tasks/gitlab/backup.rake b/lib/tasks/gitlab/backup.rake
index 9ee72fde92..b43ee5b338 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gitlab/backup.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/gitlab/backup.rake
@@ -33,12 +33,13 @@ namespace :gitlab do
 
       unless backup.skipped?('db')
         unless ENV['force'] == 'yes'
-          warning = warning = <<-MSG.strip_heredoc
+          warning = <<-MSG.strip_heredoc
             Before restoring the database we recommend removing all existing
             tables to avoid future upgrade problems. Be aware that if you have
             custom tables in the GitLab database these tables and all data will be
             removed.
           MSG
+          puts warning.color(:red)
           ask_to_continue
           puts 'Removing all tables. Press `Ctrl-C` within 5 seconds to abort'.color(:yellow)
           sleep(5)