diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/4_bug_report_build.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/4_bug_report_build.md
index 28f087e5a4..e8697f069f 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/4_bug_report_build.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/4_bug_report_build.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: 'Report a build Problem'
 about: 'Create a report for a build related Issue'
 title: ''
-labels: 'core:waf'
+labels: 'core:meson'
 assignees: ''
 
 ---
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ differs from your own.
 
 ### Log file
 
-Upload build/config.log or ./waf configure output to https://0x0.st/ or attach
+Upload meson-logs/meson-log.txt or meson setup build output to https://0x0.st/ or attach
 it to the github issue, and replace this text with a link to it.
 
 The issue will be closed for ignoring the issue template.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d604a26225..e2a275e17a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ can be obtained from your distro or PyPI. Waf can be downloaded by using the
 with mpv. Some documentation about the differences between the build systems are
 located in [build-system-differences][build-system-differences].
 
+**Note**: Building with waf is considered *deprecated* and will be removed in the
+future.
+
 ### Meson
 
 After creating your build directory (e.g. `meson setup build`), you can view a list
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index ab7ded7f8b..470501d062 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -1063,6 +1063,8 @@ def configure(ctx):
         ctx.env.LINKFLAGS += ['-rdynamic']
 
     ctx.store_dependencies_lists()
+    from waflib import Logs
+    Logs.error("WARNING: Building mpv with waf is deprecated and will be removed the future! It is recommended to switch to meson as soon as possible.")
 
 def __write_version__(ctx):
     ctx.env.VERSIONH_ST = '--versionh="%s"'