diff --git a/astro/R-cran-maptools/Makefile b/astro/R-cran-maptools/Makefile
index d478909ba428..35b5b516a0f2 100644
--- a/astro/R-cran-maptools/Makefile
+++ b/astro/R-cran-maptools/Makefile
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 PORTNAME=	maptools
 DISTVERSION=	1.1-8
 CATEGORIES=	astro
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}_${DISTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	tota@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Tools for reading and handling spatial objects
 WWW=		https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/maptools/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2+
 
+DEPRECATED=	Fails to build and upstream recommends using math/R-cran-sf or math/R-cran-terra instead
+EXPIRATION_DATE=	2025-06-30
+BROKEN=		does not build
+
 CRAN_DEPENDS=	R-cran-sp>=1.0.11:math/R-cran-sp
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${CRAN_DEPENDS}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${CRAN_DEPENDS}
 
 USES=		cran:auto-plist,compiles
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>