diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ad3b7ef4..75cb6141 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ option( BUILD_TDEFILE_PLUGINS "Build tdefile-plugins" ${BUILD_ALL} )
 option( BUILD_KGAMMA "Build kgamma" ${BUILD_ALL} )
 option( BUILD_KGHOSTVIEW "Build kghostview" ${BUILD_ALL} )
 option( BUILD_TDEICONEDIT "Build tdeiconedit" ${BUILD_ALL} )
-option( BUILD_KMRML "Build kmrml" ${BUILD_ALL} )
 option( BUILD_KOLOURPAINT "Build kolourpaint" ${BUILD_ALL} )
 option( BUILD_KOOKA "Build kooka" ${BUILD_ALL} )
 option( BUILD_KPDF "Build kpdf" ${BUILD_ALL} )
@@ -94,6 +93,9 @@ option( BUILD_KVIEW "Build kview" ${BUILD_ALL} )
 option( BUILD_KVIEWSHELL "Build kviewshell" ${BUILD_ALL} )
 option( BUILD_LIBKSCAN "Build libkscan" ${BUILD_ALL} )
 
+# deprecated
+option( BUILD_KMRML "Build kmrml" OFF )
+
 
 ##### configure checks ##########################
 
@@ -134,7 +136,6 @@ tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_TDEFILE_PLUGINS tdefile-plugins )
 tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_KGAMMA kgamma )
 tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_KGHOSTVIEW kghostview )
 tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_TDEICONEDIT tdeiconedit )
-tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_KMRML kmrml )
 tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_KOLOURPAINT kolourpaint )
 tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_KOOKA kooka )
 tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_KPDF kpdf )
@@ -146,6 +147,8 @@ tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_KUICKSHOW kuickshow )
 tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_KVIEW kview )
 tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_LIBKSCAN libkscan )
 
+# deprecated
+tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_KMRML kmrml )
 
 ##### write configure files #####################
 
diff --git a/kmrml/CMakeLists.txt b/kmrml/CMakeLists.txt
index 3401365d..c7eadab2 100644
--- a/kmrml/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kmrml/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@
 #
 #################################################
 
+message( AUTHOR_WARNING
+		" \n"
+		" ---------------------------------------------------------- \n"
+		" ***  NOTE  *** \n"
+		" Building kmrml is deprecated and should not be done. \n"
+		" kmrml will be dropped starting from R14.2.0. \n"
+		" Please contact the TDE development team on ML \n"
+		" if you wish kmrml to be continued. \n"
+		" ---------------------------------------------------------- \n")
+
 include( ConfigureChecks.cmake )
 
 add_subdirectory ( kmrml )