diff --git a/gnu/services.scm b/gnu/services.scm
index 526a38fcd9..f0bbbb27a5 100644
--- a/gnu/services.scm
+++ b/gnu/services.scm
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ (define privileged-program-service-type
 symbolic links to their @file{/run/privileged/bin} counterpart.  It will be
 removed in a future Guix release.")))
 
-(define setuid-program-service-type
+(define-deprecated/alias setuid-program-service-type
   ;; Deprecated alias to ease transition.  Will be removed!
   privileged-program-service-type)