diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java
index 6e9a228..bafd655 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flow/criteria/Criteria.java
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@
      *
      * @param lambda lambda to match on (16 bits unsigned integer)
      * @return match criterion
+     * @deprecated in Cardinal Release. Use {@link #matchLambda(Lambda)} instead.
      */
     @Deprecated
     public static Criterion matchLambda(int lambda) {