diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 128c565a0..84d9739b4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([parport_ppdev],
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([parport_giveio],
     AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-parport-giveio],
-      [Enable use of giveio for parport (for CygWin only)]),
+      [Enable use of giveio for parport (deprecated, for CygWin only)]),
     [parport_use_giveio=$enableval], [parport_use_giveio=])
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([gw16012],
@@ -825,6 +825,12 @@ AS_IF([test "x$build_gw16012" = "xyes"], [
   AC_MSG_WARN([Gateworks GW16012 JTAG adapter is deprecated and support will be removed in the next release!])
 ])
 
+AS_IF([test "x$parport_use_giveio" = "xyes" || test [ "x$enable_parport" != "xno" -a "x$parport_use_ppdev" = "xno"]], [
+  echo
+  echo
+  AC_MSG_WARN([Parallel port access with direct I/O is deprecated and support will be removed in the next release!])
+])
+
 echo
 echo
 echo OpenOCD configuration summary
diff --git a/doc/openocd.texi b/doc/openocd.texi
index d6f9736b8..4229f831b 100644
--- a/doc/openocd.texi
+++ b/doc/openocd.texi
@@ -3225,6 +3225,7 @@ The default port number is 0.
 
 When using direct I/O, the number is the I/O port number.
 The default port number is 0x378 (LTP1).
+@b{Note:} Direct I/O support is deprecated and will be removed in the future.
 @end deffn
 
 @deffn {Config Command} {parport write_on_exit} (@option{on}|@option{off})
diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/parport.c b/src/jtag/drivers/parport.c
index 09e312ec2..b29562b84 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/parport.c
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/parport.c
@@ -341,6 +341,8 @@ static int parport_init(void)
 #endif /* not __FreeBSD__, __FreeBSD_kernel__ */
 
 #else /* not PARPORT_USE_PPDEV */
+	LOG_WARNING("DEPRECATED: Parallel port access with direct I/O is deprecated and support will be removed in the next release");
+
 	if (!parport_port) {
 		parport_port = 0x378;
 		LOG_WARNING("No parallel port specified, using default 0x378 (LPT1)");