diff --git a/Lib/whrandom.py b/Lib/whrandom.py
index a3a9bf7..bc0d1a4 100644
--- a/Lib/whrandom.py
+++ b/Lib/whrandom.py
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 down in the serial case by using a lock here.)
 """
 
+import warnings
+warnings.warn("the whrandom module is deprecated; please use the random module",
+              DeprecationWarning)
+
 # Translated by Guido van Rossum from C source provided by
 # Adrian Baddeley.