diff --git a/net/ipv4/udplite.c b/net/ipv4/udplite.c
index 56d94d23b9e0..143f93a12f25 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udplite.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udplite.c
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ static int udplite_sk_init(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	udp_init_sock(sk);
 	udp_sk(sk)->pcflag = UDPLITE_BIT;
+	pr_warn_once("UDP-Lite is deprecated and scheduled to be removed in 2025, "
+		     "please contact the netdev mailing list\n");
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udplite.c b/net/ipv6/udplite.c
index 3bab0cc13697..8e010d07917a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udplite.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udplite.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
  *  Changes:
  *  Fixes:
  */
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) "UDPLite6: " fmt
+
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include "udp_impl.h"
@@ -16,6 +18,8 @@ static int udplitev6_sk_init(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	udpv6_init_sock(sk);
 	udp_sk(sk)->pcflag = UDPLITE_BIT;
+	pr_warn_once("UDP-Lite is deprecated and scheduled to be removed in 2025, "
+		     "please contact the netdev mailing list\n");
 	return 0;
 }