diff --git a/lang/gcc5/Makefile b/lang/gcc5/Makefile
index 2dd569539919..0ffff923eafd 100644
--- a/lang/gcc5/Makefile
+++ b/lang/gcc5/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ COMMENT=	GNU Compiler Collection 5
 LICENSE=	GPLv3 GPLv3RLE
 LICENSE_COMB=	multi
 
+DEPRECATED=	Unsupported by upstream. Use GCC 6 or newer instead.
 ONLY_FOR_ARCHS=	aarch64 amd64 arm armv6 i386 powerpc powerpc64 sparc64
 BROKEN_sparc64=	Does not build: bootstrap comparison failure