diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
index e4754106541..2f42a10b40b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
@@ -4622,6 +4622,10 @@ should_print_nir(UNUSED nir_shader *shader)
    }                                                                                        \
 })
 
+/**
+ * Deprecated. Please do not use in newly written code.
+ * See https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/10409
+ */
 #define NIR_PASS_V(nir, pass, ...) _PASS(pass, nir, {        \
    if (should_print_nir(nir))                                \
       printf("%s\n", #pass);                                 \