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diff --git a/xf86drm.c b/xf86drm.c
index 6ca56263..22214417 100644
--- a/xf86drm.c
+++ b/xf86drm.c
@@ -978,6 +978,11 @@ static int drmOpenMinor(int minor, int create, int type)
 *
 * \return 1 if the DRM driver is loaded, 0 otherwise.
 *
+ * \deprecated
+ * This function doesn't work when a device goes away (as is often the case
+ * with simpledrm). drmGetDevices2 should be used instead to enumerate DRM
+ * devices.
+ *
 * \internal
 * Determine the presence of the kernel driver by attempting to open the 0
 * minor and get version information. For backward compatibility with older