diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 051e4dc5b70fe03d9d5a5827b00dd12b0927c1f0..f5867f469f13321107e2dfbffe9996d361c1918a 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2373,7 +2373,7 @@ F:	kernel/cpuset.c
 
 CRAMFS FILESYSTEM
 W:	http://sourceforge.net/projects/cramfs/
-S:	Orphan
+S:	Orphan / Obsolete
 F:	Documentation/filesystems/cramfs.txt
 F:	fs/cramfs/
 
diff --git a/fs/cramfs/Kconfig b/fs/cramfs/Kconfig
index cd06466f365ea53619afb313cd87befdc5221db5..11b29d491b7c5856fa68937eccf9529b9c1b0523 100644
--- a/fs/cramfs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/cramfs/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 config CRAMFS
-	tristate "Compressed ROM file system support (cramfs)"
+	tristate "Compressed ROM file system support (cramfs) (OBSOLETE)"
 	depends on BLOCK
 	select ZLIB_INFLATE
 	help
@@ -16,4 +16,7 @@ config CRAMFS
 	  cramfs.  Note that the root file system (the one containing the
 	  directory /) cannot be compiled as a module.
 
+	  This filesystem is obsoleted by SquashFS, which is much better
+	  in terms of performance and features.
+
 	  If unsure, say N.