diff --git a/kdl_parser/include/kdl_parser/kdl_parser.hpp b/kdl_parser/include/kdl_parser/kdl_parser.hpp
index de84705..99aa30f 100644
--- a/kdl_parser/include/kdl_parser/kdl_parser.hpp
+++ b/kdl_parser/include/kdl_parser/kdl_parser.hpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ bool treeFromXml(TiXmlDocument *xml_doc, KDL::Tree& tree);
  * \param tree The resulting KDL Tree
  * returns true on success, false on failure
  */
-bool treeFromRobotModel(const urdf::Model& robot_model, KDL::Tree& tree);
+bool treeFromRobotModel(const urdf::Model& robot_model, KDL::Tree& tree) __attribute__((deprecated));;
 
 
 /** Constructs a KDL tree from a URDF robot model