diff --git a/ftp/axel/Makefile b/ftp/axel/Makefile
index 57b7666c1c62..a3347633b3fe 100644
--- a/ftp/axel/Makefile
+++ b/ftp/axel/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/repo/pkgs/axel/axel-2.4.tar.gz/a2a76
 MAINTAINER=	prudhvi-krishna-bsd@surapaneni.in
 COMMENT=	Download accelerator
 
+DEPRECATED=	Last release in 2009 and dead upstream, please consider using www/aria2
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2022-06-30
+
+
 USES=		cpe gmake
 HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--prefix=${PREFIX} --mandir=${MANPREFIX}/man