diff --git a/ftp/axel/Makefile b/ftp/axel/Makefile
index 57b7666c1c62..a3347633b3fe 100644
--- a/ftp/axel/Makefile
+++ b/ftp/axel/Makefile
@@ -1,29 +1,33 @@
 # Created by: ijliao
 
 PORTNAME=	axel
 PORTVERSION=	2.4
 PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	ftp
 MASTER_SITES=	http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/repo/pkgs/axel/axel-2.4.tar.gz/a2a762fce0c96781965c8f9786a3d09d/
 
 MAINTAINER=	prudhvi-krishna-bsd@surapaneni.in
 COMMENT=	Download accelerator
 
+DEPRECATED=	Last release in 2009 and dead upstream, please consider using www/aria2
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2022-06-30
+
+
 USES=		cpe gmake
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--prefix=${PREFIX} --mandir=${MANPREFIX}/man
 
 CPE_VENDOR=	axel_project
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	NLS DEBUG
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
 
 NLS_USES=	gettext iconv
 NLS_CONFIGURE_ON=	--i18n=1
 NLS_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--i18n=0
 DEBUG_CONFIGURE_ON=--debug=1 --strip=0
 
 post-configure:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|gcc|${CC}|' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.settings
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>