diff --git a/configure.sh b/configure.sh
index bb1efd2016b3c0a1906d3310e84b8806d15c1b6d..a400c889e6628e650d2796d992f6e225f3e699df 100755
--- a/configure.sh
+++ b/configure.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 
+echo "WARNING: The configure.sh system will be removed soon."
+echo "         Please try ./configure instead."
+
 
 rm -f sourceme.sh Makefile.conf