diff --git a/win32/Readme.txt b/win32/Readme.txt
index d02070e2..238686ea 100644
--- a/win32/Readme.txt
+++ b/win32/Readme.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
                              Windows port
                              ============
 
+DEPRECATION WARNING: The build system in the win32 directory is deprecated
+and will be removed in a future release. Please switch to CMake.
+
 This directory contains the files required to build this software on the
 native Windows platform. This is not a place to look for help if you are
 using a POSIX emulator, such as Cygwin. Check the Unix instructions for 
diff --git a/win32/configure.js b/win32/configure.js
index e53cfcb7..3e496355 100644
--- a/win32/configure.js
+++ b/win32/configure.js
@@ -698,6 +698,10 @@ txtOut += "Put static libs in: " + buildLibPrefix + "\n";
 txtOut += "Put shared libs in: " + buildSoPrefix + "\n";
 txtOut += "      Include path: " + buildInclude + "\n";
 txtOut += "          Lib path: " + buildLib + "\n";
+txtOut += "\n";
+txtOut += "DEPRECATION WARNING: The build system in the win32 directory is\n";
+txtOut += "deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please switch\n";
+txtOut += "to CMake.\n";
 WScript.Echo(txtOut);
 
 //