diff --git a/proxmox-sys/src/fd/borrowed_fd.rs b/proxmox-sys/src/fd/borrowed_fd.rs
index 2f35f433..e900f442 100644
--- a/proxmox-sys/src/fd/borrowed_fd.rs
+++ b/proxmox-sys/src/fd/borrowed_fd.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use std::os::unix::io::{AsRawFd, RawFd};
 /// This specifically does not implement `IntoRawFd` or `FromRawFd`, since those would drop life
 /// times.
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[deprecated(note = "use std::os::unix::io::BorrowedFd instead")]
 pub struct BorrowedFd<'a> {
     fd: RawFd,
     _borrow: PhantomData<&'a RawFd>,