diff --git a/sysutils/pprotectd/Makefile b/sysutils/pprotectd/Makefile
index 1a4fe9af07a9..f56f539b60cf 100644
--- a/sysutils/pprotectd/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/pprotectd/Makefile
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
 PORTNAME=	pprotectd
 PORTVERSION=	0.1
 PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	sysutils
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.zonov.org/${PORTNAME}/
 
 MAINTAINER=	zont@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Daemon that protects processes from killing when memory is exhausted
 WWW=		http://www.zonov.org/
 
+DEPRECATED=	Obsolete utility, superseded by protect in base
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2025-03-23
+
 USE_RC_SUBR=	${PORTNAME}
 
 PLIST_FILES=	sbin/${PORTNAME} \
 		share/man/man8/${PORTNAME}.8.gz
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/sbin
 	${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME}.8 ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/man/man8
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>