diff --git a/src/sim/eventq.hh b/src/sim/eventq.hh
index b46a25bf38..ff9d4bfa08 100644
--- a/src/sim/eventq.hh
+++ b/src/sim/eventq.hh
@@ -1129,7 +1129,8 @@ private:
 };
 
 template <class T, void (T::* F)()>
-using EventWrapper = MemberEventWrapper<F>;
+using EventWrapper [[deprecated("Use MemberEventWrapper instead")]]
+    = MemberEventWrapper<F>;
 
 class EventFunctionWrapper : public Event
 {