diff --git a/devel/pear-channel-htmlpurifier.org/Makefile b/devel/pear-channel-htmlpurifier.org/Makefile
index 62068dd5d42e..beae480b9a77 100644
--- a/devel/pear-channel-htmlpurifier.org/Makefile
+++ b/devel/pear-channel-htmlpurifier.org/Makefile
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 PORTNAME=	htmlpurifier.org
 PORTVERSION=	20140120
 PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel www pear
 MASTER_SITES=	#
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	PEAR channel ${PEAR_CHANNEL_HOST}
 WWW=		http://htmlpurifier.org/
 
+DEPRECATED=	PEAR Channel is no longer functional
+EXPIRATION_DATE=	2023-09-30
+
 PEAR_CHANNEL_HOST=	htmlpurifier.org
 PEAR_CHANNEL_ALIAS=	hp
 
 .include "${.CURDIR}/../../devel/pear/bsd.pear.channel.mk"
 .include <bsd.port.mk>