diff --git a/manifests/package/redhat.pp b/manifests/package/redhat.pp
index 4cc34eea9..c4cb3a6ab 100644
--- a/manifests/package/redhat.pp
+++ b/manifests/package/redhat.pp
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
   $package_name   = 'nginx',
 ) {
 
+  if $caller_module_name != $module_name {
+    warning("${name} is deprecated as a public API of the ${module_name} module and should no longer be directly included in the manifest.")
+  }
+
   case $::operatingsystem {
     'fedora': {
       # nginx.org does not supply RPMs for fedora