diff --git a/net-p2p/mktorrent/Makefile b/net-p2p/mktorrent/Makefile
index 4e42bf3dd0d1..1e36c6b2fb8a 100644
--- a/net-p2p/mktorrent/Makefile
+++ b/net-p2p/mktorrent/Makefile
@@ -1,39 +1,42 @@
 PORTNAME=	mktorrent
 PORTVERSION=	1.1
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	net-p2p
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Command-line utility for creating BitTorrent metainfo files
 WWW=		https://github.com/Rudde/mktorrent
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
+DEPRECATED=	Abandonware, new upstream which also seems to have abandoned the project. Consider using net-p2p/mkbrr
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2025-03-31
+
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	Rudde
 
 MAKEFILE=	BSDmakefile
 MAKE_ARGS=	USE_LONG_OPTIONS=1
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/mktorrent
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	THREADS OPENSSL HASHCHECK
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	THREADS OPENSSL HASHCHECK
 
 OPENSSL_DESC=	Use OpenSSL for hashing
 HASHCHECK_DESC=	Verify file hashes
 
 OPENSSL_USES=		ssl
 OPENSSL_CFLAGS=		-I${OPENSSLINC}
 OPENSSL_LDFLAGS=	-L${OPENSSLLIB}
 
 THREADS_MAKE_ARGS=	USE_PTHREADS=1
 OPENSSL_MAKE_ARGS=	USE_OPENSSL=1
 HASHCHECK_MAKE_ARGS=	NO_HASH_CHECK=1
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>