diff --git a/hw/audio/intel-hda.c b/hw/audio/intel-hda.c
index f673b8317a..f6cea49686 100644
--- a/hw/audio/intel-hda.c
+++ b/hw/audio/intel-hda.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "qemu/bitops.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "hw/audio/soundhw.h"
 #include "intel-hda.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
@@ -1307,6 +1308,8 @@ static int intel_hda_and_codec_init(PCIBus *bus)
     BusState *hdabus;
     DeviceState *codec;
 
+    warn_report("'-soundhw hda' is deprecated, "
+                "please use '-device intel-hda -device hda-duplex' instead");
     controller = DEVICE(pci_create_simple(bus, -1, "intel-hda"));
     hdabus = QLIST_FIRST(&controller->child_bus);
     codec = qdev_new("hda-duplex");