diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/dvb/audio.h b/include/uapi/linux/dvb/audio.h
index 977bed135e22..2f869da69171 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/dvb/audio.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/dvb/audio.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ WITH Linux-syscall-note */
 /*
- * audio.h
+ * audio.h - DEPRECATED MPEG-TS audio decoder API
+ *
+ * NOTE: should not be used on future drivers
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2000 Ralph  Metzler <ralph@convergence.de>
  *                  & Marcus Metzler <marcus@convergence.de>
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/dvb/osd.h b/include/uapi/linux/dvb/osd.h
index 07572bc0c864..858997c74043 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/dvb/osd.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/dvb/osd.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ WITH Linux-syscall-note */
 /*
- * osd.h
+ * osd.h - DEPRECATED On Screen Display API
+ *
+ * NOTE: should not be used on future drivers
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2001 Ralph  Metzler <ralph@convergence.de>
  *                  & Marcus Metzler <marcus@convergence.de>
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/dvb/video.h b/include/uapi/linux/dvb/video.h
index 43ba8b0a3d14..179f1ec60af6 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/dvb/video.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/dvb/video.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ WITH Linux-syscall-note */
 /*
- * video.h
+ * video.h - DEPRECATED MPEG-TS video decoder API
+ *
+ * NOTE: should not be used on future drivers
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2000 Marcus Metzler <marcus@convergence.de>
  *                  & Ralph  Metzler <ralph@convergence.de>