diff --git a/libc/include/stdio.h b/libc/include/stdio.h
index ff454daaf..17ef096ea 100644
--- a/libc/include/stdio.h
+++ b/libc/include/stdio.h
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ int vdprintf(int, const char * __restrict, __va_list) __printflike(2, 0);
 
 #ifndef __AUDIT__
 #if !defined(__STDC_VERSION__) || __STDC_VERSION__ < 201112L
-char* gets(char*) __warnattr("gets is very unsafe; consider using fgets");
+char* gets(char*) __attribute__((deprecated("gets is very unsafe; consider using fgets")));
 #endif
 int sprintf(char* __restrict, const char* __restrict, ...)
     __printflike(2, 3) __warnattr("sprintf is often misused; please use snprintf");