diff --git a/embed/etcd.go b/embed/etcd.go
index f59b9640be83..ddbbd4123b23 100644
--- a/embed/etcd.go
+++ b/embed/etcd.go
@@ -765,6 +765,12 @@ func (e *Etcd) serveMetrics() (err error) {
 			tlsInfo := &e.cfg.ClientTLSInfo
 			if !e.cfg.MetricsTLSInfo.Empty() {
 				tlsInfo = &e.cfg.MetricsTLSInfo
+				msg := "ignoring client certificates for additional metrics and health endpoints since metrics certificates given"
+				if e.cfg.logger != nil {
+					e.cfg.logger.Warn(msg)
+				} else {
+					plog.Warningf(msg)
+				}
 			}
 			if murl.Scheme == "http" {
 				tlsInfo = nil