diff --git a/lang/ferite/Makefile b/lang/ferite/Makefile
index d2d4401e9787..b49f180358be 100644
--- a/lang/ferite/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ferite/Makefile
@@ -1,38 +1,41 @@
 PORTNAME=	ferite
 PORTVERSION=	1.0.2
 PORTREVISION=	10
 CATEGORIES=	lang
 MASTER_SITES=	SF
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Embeddable scripting language
 WWW=		https://sourceforge.net/projects/ferite/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
+DEPRECATED=	Abandonware and outdated, last release in 2009 (current version in 2005)
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2024-10-31
+
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libpcre.so:devel/pcre \
 		libxml2.so:textproc/libxml2
 
 USES=		gmake libtool localbase:ldflags
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE_MANPREFIX=${PREFIX}/share
 LDFLAGS+=	-lpthread
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 PLIST_SUB=	MACHINE_ARCH=${MACHINE_ARCH}
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 CFLAGS+=	-D_WANT_SEMUN
 
 PORTDOCS=	*
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 DOCS_MAKE_ENV_OFF=	NOPORTDOCS=1
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|<stdint\.h>|<inttypes.h>|' \
 		${WRKSRC}/src/ferite_scanner.c
 	@${FIND} ${WRKSRC} -name Makefile.in -print | ${XARGS} \
 		${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s|-lferite|-lferite -L${WRKSRC}/src/.libs|g"
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>