diff --git a/include/boost/system/detail/config.hpp b/include/boost/system/detail/config.hpp
index 5742a94..f6ace68 100644
--- a/include/boost/system/detail/config.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/system/detail/config.hpp
@@ -48,4 +48,18 @@
 # define BOOST_SYSTEM_CONSTEXPR
 #endif
 
+// BOOST_SYSTEM_DEPRECATED
+
+#if defined(__clang__)
+# define BOOST_SYSTEM_DEPRECATED(msg) __attribute__((deprecated(msg)))
+#elif defined(__GNUC__)
+# if __GNUC__ * 100 + __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 405
+#  define BOOST_SYSTEM_DEPRECATED(msg) __attribute__((deprecated(msg)))
+# else
+#  define BOOST_SYSTEM_DEPRECATED(msg) __attribute__((deprecated))
+# endif
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+#  define BOOST_SYSTEM_DEPRECATED(msg) __declspec(deprecated(msg))
+#endif
+
 #endif // BOOST_SYSTEM_DETAIL_CONFIG_HPP_INCLUDED
diff --git a/include/boost/system/detail/generic_category.hpp b/include/boost/system/detail/generic_category.hpp
index 98b5708..0a41b67 100644
--- a/include/boost/system/detail/generic_category.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/system/detail/generic_category.hpp
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ inline error_category const & generic_category() BOOST_NOEXCEPT
 
 #ifdef BOOST_SYSTEM_ENABLE_DEPRECATED
 
-inline const error_category & get_generic_category() { return generic_category(); }
-inline const error_category & get_posix_category() { return generic_category(); }
-static const error_category & posix_category BOOST_ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED = generic_category();
-static const error_category & errno_ecat BOOST_ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED = generic_category();
+BOOST_SYSTEM_DEPRECATED("please use generic_category()") inline const error_category & get_generic_category() { return generic_category(); }
+BOOST_SYSTEM_DEPRECATED("please use generic_category()") inline const error_category & get_posix_category() { return generic_category(); }
+BOOST_SYSTEM_DEPRECATED("please use generic_category()") static const error_category & posix_category BOOST_ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED = generic_category();
+BOOST_SYSTEM_DEPRECATED("please use generic_category()") static const error_category & errno_ecat BOOST_ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED = generic_category();
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/boost/system/detail/system_category.hpp b/include/boost/system/detail/system_category.hpp
index 9e788a6..ae8c953 100644
--- a/include/boost/system/detail/system_category.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/system/detail/system_category.hpp
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ inline error_category const & system_category() BOOST_NOEXCEPT
 
 #ifdef BOOST_SYSTEM_ENABLE_DEPRECATED
 
-inline const error_category & get_system_category() { return system_category(); }
-static const error_category & native_ecat BOOST_ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED = system_category();
+BOOST_SYSTEM_DEPRECATED("please use system_category()") inline const error_category & get_system_category() { return system_category(); }
+BOOST_SYSTEM_DEPRECATED("please use system_category()") static const error_category & native_ecat BOOST_ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED = system_category();
 
 #endif