--- a/scripts/deprecated/binomial_rnd.m
+++ b/scripts/deprecated/binomial_rnd.m
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@
 
 function rnd = binomial_rnd (varargin)
 
+  persistent warned = false;
+  if (! warned)
+    warned = true;
+    warning ("Octave:deprecated-function",
+        ["binomial_rnd is obsolete and will be removed from a future\n",
+	       "version of Octave, please use binornd instead"]);
+  endif
+
  rnd =  binornd (varargin{:});
 
 endfunction