diff --git a/packages/fcl-db/src/dbase/dbf.pas b/packages/fcl-db/src/dbase/dbf.pas
index 3c31d592ed..26d6c8fbbb 100644
--- a/packages/fcl-db/src/dbase/dbf.pas
+++ b/packages/fcl-db/src/dbase/dbf.pas
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-unit dbf;
+unit dbf deprecated 'Abandoned by maintainer, no longer supported by FPC team. Help may be available at http://tdbf.sourceforge.net and http://sourceforge.net/projects/tdbf/forums/forum/107245';
 
 { design info in dbf_reg.pas }
 
diff --git a/packages/fcl-db/src/dbase/readme.txt b/packages/fcl-db/src/dbase/readme.txt
index 1505ce65e0..cc25662aae 100644
--- a/packages/fcl-db/src/dbase/readme.txt
+++ b/packages/fcl-db/src/dbase/readme.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+The maintainers of this package have abandoned it, so it has been deprecated.
+It will no longer be supported by the FPC team in the future, unless someone
+else volunteers to do so.
+
+Support from other tdbf users may be available on the tdbf forum on
+SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/tdbf/forums/forum/107245
+
+
 TDbf readme:
 
 See history.txt for changelog.