diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/Likely Bugs/OO/NonVirtualDestructor.ql b/cpp/ql/src/Likely Bugs/OO/NonVirtualDestructor.ql
index b9350c66dca..94d81e55eb5 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Likely Bugs/OO/NonVirtualDestructor.ql	
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Likely Bugs/OO/NonVirtualDestructor.ql	
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * @id cpp/non-virtual-destructor
  * @problem.severity warning
  * @tags reliability
+ * @deprecated
  */
 
 // This query is deprecated, and replaced by jsf/4.10 Classes/AV Rule 78.ql, which has far fewer false positives on typical code.