diff --git a/core/includes/common.inc b/core/includes/common.inc
index 5a46d80712ab9e7855a3587708241b3c8a7976b8..8438f88eada83ed62a8f910689e074932a1b9a61 100644
--- a/core/includes/common.inc
+++ b/core/includes/common.inc
@@ -1030,7 +1030,8 @@ function drupal_clear_js_cache() {
 /**
  * Pre-render callback: Renders a link into #markup.
  *
- * @deprecated Use \Drupal\Core\Render\Element\Link::preRenderLink().
+ * @deprecated in Drupal 8.x, will be removed before Drupal 9.0.
+ *   Use \Drupal\Core\Render\Element\Link::preRenderLink().
  */
 function drupal_pre_render_link($element) {
   return Element\Link::preRenderLink($element);