diff --git a/hbvm/src/mem/softpaging/mod.rs b/hbvm/src/mem/softpaging/mod.rs
index 6a111bbd..f8c66dd3 100644
--- a/hbvm/src/mem/softpaging/mod.rs
+++ b/hbvm/src/mem/softpaging/mod.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use {
 };
 
 /// HoleyBytes software paged memory
-#[deprecated]
+#[deprecated = "Use platform-specific memory implementation"]
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct SoftPagedMem<'p, PfH> {
     /// Root page table