diff --git a/include/malloc.h b/include/malloc.h
index 497a8a3a284a..d4407d23964e 100644
--- a/include/malloc.h
+++ b/include/malloc.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #if __GNUC__
-#warning "this file includes <malloc.h> which is obsoleted, use <stdlib.h> instead"
+#warning "this file includes <malloc.h> which is deprecated, use <stdlib.h> instead"
 #endif
 
 #include <stdlib.h>