diff --git a/drivers/misc/eeprom/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/eeprom/Kconfig
index f2abe27010ef..0f791bfdc1f5 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/eeprom/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/misc/eeprom/Kconfig
@@ -45,13 +45,16 @@ config EEPROM_AT25
 	  will be called at25.
 
 config EEPROM_LEGACY
-	tristate "Old I2C EEPROM reader"
+	tristate "Old I2C EEPROM reader (DEPRECATED)"
 	depends on I2C && SYSFS
 	help
 	  If you say yes here you get read-only access to the EEPROM data
 	  available on modern memory DIMMs and Sony Vaio laptops via I2C. Such
 	  EEPROMs could theoretically be available on other devices as well.
 
+	  This driver is deprecated and will be removed soon, please use the
+	  better at24 driver instead.
+
 	  This driver can also be built as a module.  If so, the module
 	  will be called eeprom.