diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
index c2e8327010f9bed330c2ce0d496f2156eb7e1198..16b21757b8bff08c4d81afeb8f620c1438fa2809 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
@@ -453,12 +453,14 @@ struct bpf_prog_test_run_attr {
 			     * out: length of cxt_out */
 };
 
+LIBBPF_DEPRECATED_SINCE(0, 7, "use bpf_prog_test_run_opts() instead")
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_prog_test_run_xattr(struct bpf_prog_test_run_attr *test_attr);
 
 /*
  * bpf_prog_test_run does not check that data_out is large enough. Consider
- * using bpf_prog_test_run_xattr instead.
+ * using bpf_prog_test_run_opts instead.
  */
+LIBBPF_DEPRECATED_SINCE(0, 7, "use bpf_prog_test_run_opts() instead")
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_prog_test_run(int prog_fd, int repeat, void *data,
 				 __u32 size, void *data_out, __u32 *size_out,
 				 __u32 *retval, __u32 *duration);