1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 12e31d1aa9..b928e3e439 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3587,6 +3587,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                 }
                 break;
             case QEMU_OPTION_virtiocon:
+                warn_report("This option is deprecated, "
+                            "use '-device virtconsole' instead");
                 add_device_config(DEV_VIRTCON, optarg);
                 default_virtcon = 0;
                 if (strncmp(optarg, "mon:", 4) == 0) {