diff --git a/src/parse.c b/src/parse.c
index 01c9ae57dc28..2422cf3fcd93 100644
--- a/src/parse.c
+++ b/src/parse.c
@@ -2185,7 +2185,7 @@ Dsymbols *Parser::parseDeclarations()
         case TOKtypedef:
             if (global.params.Dversion >= 3 && mod && mod->isRoot())
             {
-                warning(loc, "use alias for D2 rather than typedef");
+                warning(loc, "typedef is deprecated in D2, use either alias or custom struct wrapper");
             }
         case TOKalias:
             tok = token.value;