diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 5aeaca24a28f35a9f11744deeab46f9dcb18745d..4ad82498458143b47b72ce8df4019b796d69a30a 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -1437,6 +1437,9 @@ int ide_host_register(struct ide_host *host, const struct ide_port_info *d,
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif, *mate = NULL;
 	int i, j = 0;
 
+	pr_warn("legacy IDE will be removed in 2021, please switch to libata\n"
+		"Report any missing HW support to linux-ide@vger.kernel.org\n");
+
 	ide_host_for_each_port(i, hwif, host) {
 		if (hwif == NULL) {
 			mate = NULL;