diff --git a/R/tbl-format.R b/R/tbl-format.R
index d11f509c..3816f72a 100644
--- a/R/tbl-format.R
+++ b/R/tbl-format.R
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ format_tbl <- function(
   max_footer_lines = NULL,
   transform = identity
 ) {
-  check_dots_empty(error = warning)
+  check_dots_empty(error = function(cnd) warn("`...` must be empty in `format.tbl()`", parent = cnd))
 
   if (!is.null(n_extra)) {
     deprecate_stop("1.6.2", "pillar::format(n_extra = )", "pillar::format(max_extra_cols = )")