diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index e0e2bd3ebc2..54d5577a045 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2003-12-22  Mark Mitchell  <mark@codesourcery.com>
 
+	* doc/invoke.texi: Deprecate -fwritable-strings.
+
 	* c-common.c (flag_external_templates): Remove.
 	(flag_alt_external_templates): Likewise.
 	* c-common.h (flag_external_templates): Remove.
diff --git a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
index 5d3583f391b..012ec043618 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
@@ -1244,6 +1244,8 @@ write into string constants.
 
 Writing into string constants is a very bad idea; ``constants'' should
 be constant.
+
+This option is deprecated.
 @end table
 
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