diff --git a/start-ramcloud-coordinator.sh b/start-ramcloud-coordinator.sh
index fd1ec83..1c0d9a7 100755
--- a/start-ramcloud-coordinator.sh
+++ b/start-ramcloud-coordinator.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+echo
+echo "========================================================================"
+echo "[WARNING] This script is deprecated. Use \"\$ ./onos.sh rc-coord\" instead."
+echo "========================================================================"
+echo
 
 # Set paths
 ONOS_HOME=`dirname $0`