diff --git a/techlibs/intel/Makefile.inc b/techlibs/intel/Makefile.inc
index ec7cea379..7a3d2c71a 100644
--- a/techlibs/intel/Makefile.inc
+++ b/techlibs/intel/Makefile.inc
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ OBJS += techlibs/intel/synth_intel.o
 
 $(eval $(call add_share_file,share/intel/common,techlibs/intel/common/m9k_bb.v))
 $(eval $(call add_share_file,share/intel/common,techlibs/intel/common/altpll_bb.v))
-$(eval $(call add_share_file,share/intel/common,techlibs/intel/common/brams.txt))
-$(eval $(call add_share_file,share/intel/common,techlibs/intel/common/brams_map.v))
+$(eval $(call add_share_file,share/intel/common,techlibs/intel/common/brams_m9k.txt))
+$(eval $(call add_share_file,share/intel/common,techlibs/intel/common/brams_map_m9k.v))
 $(eval $(call add_share_file,share/intel/max10,techlibs/intel/max10/cells_sim.v))
 $(eval $(call add_share_file,share/intel/a10gx,techlibs/intel/a10gx/cells_sim.v))
 $(eval $(call add_share_file,share/intel/cyclonev,techlibs/intel/cyclonev/cells_sim.v))
diff --git a/techlibs/intel/common/brams.txt b/techlibs/intel/common/brams_m9k.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from techlibs/intel/common/brams.txt
rename to techlibs/intel/common/brams_m9k.txt
diff --git a/techlibs/intel/common/brams_map.v b/techlibs/intel/common/brams_map_m9k.v
similarity index 100%
rename from techlibs/intel/common/brams_map.v
rename to techlibs/intel/common/brams_map_m9k.v
diff --git a/techlibs/intel/synth_intel.cc b/techlibs/intel/synth_intel.cc
index 539ba379f..e5dc1adc7 100644
--- a/techlibs/intel/synth_intel.cc
+++ b/techlibs/intel/synth_intel.cc
@@ -187,8 +187,15 @@ struct SynthIntelPass : public ScriptPass {
 		}
 
 		if (!nobram && check_label("map_bram", "(skip if -nobram)")) {
-			run("memory_bram -rules +/intel/common/brams.txt");
-			run("techmap -map +/intel/common/brams_map.v");
+                        if (family_opt == "cycloneiv" ||
+                            family_opt == "cycloneive" ||
+                            family_opt == "max10" ||
+                            help_mode) {
+				run("memory_bram -rules +/intel/common/brams_m9k.txt", "(if applicable for family)");
+				run("techmap -map +/intel/common/brams_map_m9k.v", "(if applicable for family)");
+			} else {
+				log_warning("BRAM mapping is not currently supported for %s.\n", family_opt.c_str());
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (check_label("map_ffram")) {
@@ -218,7 +225,6 @@ struct SynthIntelPass : public ScriptPass {
 			if (iopads || help_mode)
 				run("iopadmap -bits -outpad $__outpad I:O -inpad $__inpad O:I", "(if -iopads)");
                         run(stringf("techmap -map +/intel/%s/cells_map.v", family_opt.c_str()));
-
 			run("dffinit -highlow -ff dffeas q power_up");
 			run("clean -purge");
 		}