diff --git a/dtc.c b/dtc.c
index d8fd43b..84bee2d 100644
--- a/dtc.c
+++ b/dtc.c
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (minsize && padsize)
 		die("Can't set both -p and -S\n");
 
+	if (minsize)
+		fprintf(stderr, "DTC: Use of \"-S\" is deprecated; it will be removed soon, use \"-p\" instead\n");
+
 	fprintf(stderr, "DTC: %s->%s  on file \"%s\"\n",
 		inform, outform, arg);