diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e54ed3a0..b31ca1fa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -232,10 +232,11 @@ tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_TDEFILE_PLUGINS tdefile-plugins )
 tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_KANDY kandy )
 tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_KNODE knode )
 tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_KMOBILE kmobile )
-tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_KITCHENSYNC kitchensync )
 tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_DOC doc )
 tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_KONTACT kontact )
 
+# deprecated
+tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_KITCHENSYNC kitchensync )
 
 ##### write configure files #####################
 
diff --git a/kitchensync/CMakeLists.txt b/kitchensync/CMakeLists.txt
index bff69c7b..b5a2236b 100644
--- a/kitchensync/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kitchensync/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,5 +9,15 @@
 #
 #################################################
 
+message( AUTHOR_WARNING
+		" \n"
+		" ---------------------------------------------------------- \n"
+		" ***  NOTE  *** \n"
+		" Building kitchensync is deprecated and should not be done. \n"
+		" kitchensync will be dropped starting from R14.2.0. \n"
+		" Please contact the TDE development team on ML if you wish \n"
+		" kitchensync to be continued. \n"
+		" ---------------------------------------------------------- \n")
+
 add_subdirectory( libqopensync )
 add_subdirectory( src )