diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/fakelb.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/fakelb.c
index 176395e4b7bb..3b0588d7e702 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/fakelb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/fakelb.c
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ static __init int fakelb_init_module(void)
 {
 	ieee802154fake_dev = platform_device_register_simple(
 			     "ieee802154fakelb", -1, NULL, 0);
+
+	pr_warn("fakelb driver is marked as deprecated, please use mac802154_hwsim!\n");
+
 	return platform_driver_register(&ieee802154fake_driver);
 }