diff --git a/classes/meta-virt-depreciated-warning.bbclass b/classes/meta-virt-depreciated-warning.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97495bbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/classes/meta-virt-depreciated-warning.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+do_compile:append() {
+    bbwarn "${PN} is depreciated and should not be used, it will be removed in the future"
+}