diff --git a/contrib/amd/amd/amd.c b/contrib/amd/amd/amd.c
index 7ec49ce1cec5..5efe0d81be99 100644
--- a/contrib/amd/amd/amd.c
+++ b/contrib/amd/amd/amd.c
@@ -414,6 +414,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     progname = "amd";
   am_set_progname(progname);
 
+  plog(XLOG_WARNING, "built-in amd in FreeBSD is deprecated and will be removed before FreeBSD 13");
+
   /*
    * Initialize process id.  This is kept
    * cached since it is used for generating