diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index df6469fd3dcc08ac2f3e08ffad3f415b12d60cfc..a5ab2f7909de2c91580a24c47646835f3ebb7bb3 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ PHONY += oldnoconfig savedefconfig defconfig
 # on its behavior (sets new symbols to their default value but not 'n') with the
 # counter-intuitive name.
 oldnoconfig: olddefconfig
+	@echo "  WARNING: \"oldnoconfig\" target will be removed after Linux 4.19"
+	@echo "            Please use \"olddefconfig\" instead, which is an alias."
 
 savedefconfig: $(obj)/conf
 	$< $(silent) --$@=defconfig $(Kconfig)