diff --git a/include/linux/namei.h b/include/linux/namei.h
index 455660eafba9..b699e427c00c 100644
--- a/include/linux/namei.h
+++ b/include/linux/namei.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ extern struct file *nameidata_to_filp(struct nameidata *nd, int flags);
 extern void release_open_intent(struct nameidata *);
 
 extern struct dentry * lookup_one_len(const char *, struct dentry *, int);
-extern struct dentry * lookup_hash(struct nameidata *);
+extern __deprecated_for_modules struct dentry * lookup_hash(struct nameidata *);
 
 extern int follow_down(struct vfsmount **, struct dentry **);
 extern int follow_up(struct vfsmount **, struct dentry **);