diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 92dcb77fef..f69d48a38f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -142,6 +142,13 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
   storing RPC keys only supported the obsolete and insecure AUTH_DES
   flavor of secure RPC.)
 
+* The __morecore and __after_morecore_hook malloc hooks and the default
+  implementation __default_morecore have been deprecated.  Applications
+  should use malloc interposition to change malloc behavior, and mmap to
+  allocate anonymous memory.  A future version of glibc may require that
+  applications which use the malloc hooks must preload a special shared
+  object, to enable the hooks.
+
 Changes to build and runtime requirements:
 
 * powerpc64le requires GCC 7.4 or newer.  This is required for supporting
diff --git a/malloc/malloc.h b/malloc/malloc.h
index a6903fdd54..e0e91a9331 100644
--- a/malloc/malloc.h
+++ b/malloc/malloc.h
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ extern void *pvalloc (size_t __size) __THROW __attribute_malloc__ __wur;
 
 /* Underlying allocation function; successive calls should return
    contiguous pieces of memory.  */
-extern void *(*__morecore) (ptrdiff_t __size);
+extern void *(*__morecore) (ptrdiff_t __size) __MALLOC_DEPRECATED;
 
 /* Default value of `__morecore'.  */
 extern void *__default_morecore (ptrdiff_t __size)
-__THROW __attribute_malloc__;
+__THROW __attribute_malloc__  __MALLOC_DEPRECATED;
 
 /* SVID2/XPG mallinfo structure */
 
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ extern void *(*__MALLOC_HOOK_VOLATILE __memalign_hook)(size_t __alignment,
                                                        size_t __size,
                                                        const void *)
 __MALLOC_DEPRECATED;
-extern void (*__MALLOC_HOOK_VOLATILE __after_morecore_hook) (void);
+extern void (*__MALLOC_HOOK_VOLATILE __after_morecore_hook) (void)
+  __MALLOC_DEPRECATED;
 
 
 __END_DECLS