diff --git a/Modules/linuxaudiodev.c b/Modules/linuxaudiodev.c
index 730ec0c..80077c6 100644
--- a/Modules/linuxaudiodev.c
+++ b/Modules/linuxaudiodev.c
@@ -469,6 +469,10 @@
 initlinuxaudiodev(void)
 {
     PyObject *m;
+    
+    if (PyErr_WarnPy3k("the linuxaudiodev module has been removed in "
+                    "Python 3.0; use the ossaudiodev module instead", 2) < 0)
+        return;
   
     m = Py_InitModule("linuxaudiodev", linuxaudiodev_methods);
     if (m == NULL)