diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 9ea71aa..d5a3dea 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -1631,6 +1631,10 @@ static int parse_options(char *options, struct super_block *sb,
 			sbi->s_min_batch_time = option;
 			break;
 		case Opt_data_journal:
+			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING,
+				 "Using data=journal is not recommended. It "
+				 "has been deprecated and can be removed "
+				 "in the future");
 			data_opt = EXT4_MOUNT_JOURNAL_DATA;
 			goto datacheck;
 		case Opt_data_ordered: