diff --git a/databases/mysql97-client/Makefile b/databases/mysql97-client/Makefile
index 1f5893130b47..b9dda8a17ff7 100644
--- a/databases/mysql97-client/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql97-client/Makefile
@@ -1,48 +1,51 @@
 PORTNAME=	mysql
 PORTREVISION=	0
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	97-client
 
 COMMENT=	Multithreaded SQL database (client)
 
 LICENSE+=	LGPL21
 
+# Slave port of databases/mysql97-server; see the note there on repology
+# reporting this series as outdated.
+
 # MySQL8.2+ supports only 64-bit platforms
 # Review list after 13.x EoL
 NOT_FOR_ARCHS=	armv6 armv7 i386 powerpc
 
 MASTERDIR=	${.CURDIR}/../mysql97-server
 
 PKGMESSAGE=	${.CURDIR}/pkg-message
 PATCHDIR=	${MASTERDIR}/files
 PLIST=		${.CURDIR}/pkg-plist
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	mysql*-client \
 			mariadb*-client \
 			percona*-client
 
 CMAKE_ARGS+=	-DWITHOUT_SERVER=1 -DINSTALL_SUPPORTFILESDIR=0
 
 CPE_PRODUCT=	mysql
 
 USE_LDCONFIG+=	${PREFIX}/lib/mysql
 
 CLIENT_ONLY=	yes
 
 OPTIONS_GROUP+=	PLUGINS
 PLUGINS_DESC=	Default Client Plugins
 OPTIONS_GROUP_PLUGINS=	SASLCLIENT
 SASLCLIENT_DESC=	SASL client plugin module
 SASLCLIENT_CMAKE_BOOL=	WITH_AUTHENTICATION_LDAP
 SASLCLIENT_LIB_DEPENDS=	libsasl2.so:security/cyrus-sasl2
 SASLCLIENT_USES=		ldap
 
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT+=	SASLCLIENT
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
 
 post-install:
 	@${RM} -r ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/mysql/private
 	@${LN} -s libmysqlclient.a ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient_r.a
 	@${LN} -s libmysqlclient.so ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient_r.so
 	@${LN} -s libmysqlclient.so.24 ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient_r.so.24
 
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"