diff --git a/textproc/php-mecab/Makefile b/textproc/php-mecab/Makefile
index f623563d71ac..408f9da9f400 100644
--- a/textproc/php-mecab/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/php-mecab/Makefile
@@ -1,26 +1,29 @@
 # Created by: Gasol Wu <gasol.wu@gmail.com>
 
 PORTNAME=	mecab
 PORTVERSION=	0.6.0
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	textproc
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PHP_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	gasol.wu@gmail.com
 COMMENT=	PHP bindings of the MeCab
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 
+DEPRECATED=	Requires php 7.4 which is set to expire on 2022-11-29
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2022-11-28
+
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libmecab.so:japanese/mecab
 
 USES=		php:ext
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	rsky
 GH_PROJECT=	php-${PORTNAME}
 IGNORE_WITH_PHP=	80 81
 
 WRKSRC_SUBDIR=	mecab
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--with-mecab=${LOCALBASE}/bin/mecab-config
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>