diff --git a/lib/buildit b/lib/buildit
index 6c28f7525..c18de042e 100755
--- a/lib/buildit
+++ b/lib/buildit
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 
 set -e
 
+echo "---------- WARNING ----------"
+echo "buildit is no longer supported and will be removed in the next week!"
+echo "please contact the libc++ maintainers if you have any concerns"
+echo ""
+
 if [ `basename $(pwd)` != "lib" ]
 then
     echo "current directory must be lib"
@@ -177,3 +182,8 @@ if [ -z "$RC_XBS" ]
 then
     rm *.o
 fi
+
+echo "---------- WARNING ----------"
+echo "buildit is no longer supported and will be removed in the next week!"
+echo "please contact the libc++ maintainers if you have any concerns"
+echo ""
diff --git a/test/testit b/test/testit
index cac668497..2fda687d8 100755
--- a/test/testit
+++ b/test/testit
@@ -177,4 +177,7 @@ echo "                       +   ----"
 echo "total number of tests    : $(($FAIL+$PASS))"
 echo "****************************************************"
 
+echo "---------- WARNING ----------"
+echo "testit is no longer supported and will be removed in the future"
+
 exit $FAIL