diff --git a/libavcodec/aacenc.c b/libavcodec/aacenc.c
index b370f439d0..43bb017990 100644
--- a/libavcodec/aacenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/aacenc.c
@@ -967,6 +967,8 @@ static av_cold int aac_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     s->coder = &ff_aac_coders[s->options.coder];
 
     if (s->options.coder != AAC_CODER_TWOLOOP) {
+        WARN_IF(s->options.coder == AAC_CODER_FAAC,
+                "The FAAC-like coder will be removed in the near future, please use twoloop!\n");
         s->options.intensity_stereo = 0;
         s->options.pns = 0;
     }