diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/resolver.py b/src/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/resolver.py
index f29b9692bd210c4d80270812827ce21d6eef5c65..2ba1420253628b2d9e84da4474b2580ac02c0fee 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/resolver.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/resolution/resolvelib/resolver.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ from pip._internal.resolution.resolvelib.reporter import (
     PipDebuggingReporter,
     PipReporter,
 )
+from pip._internal.utils.deprecation import deprecated
+from pip._internal.utils.filetypes import is_archive_file
 from pip._internal.utils.misc import dist_is_editable
 from pip._internal.utils.typing import MYPY_CHECK_RUNNING
 
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ class Resolver(BaseResolver):
             #   we need to uninstall it to install the new distribution.
             # * The installed version is different from the pending distribution.
             # * The candidate is a local wheel. Do nothing.
+            # * The candidate is a local sdist. Print a deprecation warning.
             # * The candidate is a local path. Always reinstall.
             installed_dist = self.factory.get_dist_to_uninstall(candidate)
             if installed_dist is None:
@@ -158,6 +161,19 @@ class Resolver(BaseResolver):
                         ireq.name,
                     )
                     continue
+                if is_archive_file(candidate.source_link.file_path):
+                    reason = (
+                        "Source distribution is being reinstalled despite an "
+                        "installed package having the same name and version as "
+                        "the installed package."
+                    )
+                    replacement = "use --force-reinstall"
+                    deprecated(
+                        reason=reason,
+                        replacement=replacement,
+                        gone_in="21.1",
+                        issue=8711,
+                    )
                 ireq.should_reinstall = True
             else:
                 continue
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_new_resolver.py b/tests/functional/test_new_resolver.py
index a26786c89aa6ab99ff605d657b9b896bbc945a5d..9a4c98f8a2248600092488e23f06d850eb377484 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_new_resolver.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_new_resolver.py
@@ -1187,8 +1187,10 @@ def test_new_resolver_does_reinstall_local_sdists(script):
     result = script.pip(
         "install", "--no-cache-dir", "--no-index",
         archive_path,
+        expect_stderr=True,
     )
     assert "Installing collected packages: pkg" in result.stdout, str(result)
+    assert "DEPRECATION" in result.stderr, str(result)
     assert_installed(script, pkg="1.0")