diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e43781d80..2dcbb8a29 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ AC_SUBST(nmrundir, '${runstatedir}'/$PACKAGE, [NetworkManager runtime state dire
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([__secure_getenv secure_getenv])
 
 # Alternative configuration plugins
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(ifcfg-rh, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-ifcfg-rh], [enable ifcfg-rh configuration plugin (Fedora/RHEL)]))
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(ifcfg-rh, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-ifcfg-rh], [enable ifcfg-rh configuration plugin (Fedora/RHEL) (deprecated)]))
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(ifupdown, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-ifupdown], [enable ifupdown configuration plugin (Debian/Ubuntu)]))
 # Default alternative plugins by distribution
 AS_IF([test -z "$enable_ifcfg_rh" -a -d /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts], enable_ifcfg_rh=yes)
diff --git a/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml b/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml
index 43644b5f7..8ac982d5f 100644
--- a/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml
+++ b/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml
@@ -1646,9 +1646,9 @@ enable=nm-version-min:1.3,nm-version-min:1.2.6,nm-version-min:1.0.16
         <term><varname>ifcfg-rh</varname></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>
-            This plugin is used on the Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise
-            Linux distributions to read and write configuration from
-            the standard
+            This plugin is now deprecated; it can be used on the
+            Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions to read
+            and write configuration from the standard
             <filename>/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*</filename>
             files. It currently supports reading Ethernet, Wi-Fi,
             InfiniBand, VLAN, Bond, Bridge, and Team connections.
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index d49faf346..ff8f4f1fe 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ option('ebpf', type: 'combo', choices: ['auto', 'true', 'false'], description: '
 
 # configuration plugins
 option('config_plugins_default', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Default configuration option for main.plugins setting, used as fallback if the configuration option is unset')
-option('ifcfg_rh', type: 'combo', choices: ['auto', 'true', 'false'], value: 'auto', description: 'enable ifcfg-rh configuration plugin (Fedora/RHEL)')
+option('ifcfg_rh', type: 'combo', choices: ['auto', 'true', 'false'], value: 'auto', description: 'enable ifcfg-rh configuration plugin (Fedora/RHEL) (deprecated)')
 option('ifupdown', type: 'combo', choices:['auto', 'true', 'false'], value: 'auto', description: 'enable ifupdown configuration plugin (Debian/Ubuntu)')
 
 # handlers for resolv.conf