diff --git a/DOCS/tech/binary-packaging.txt b/DOCS/tech/binary-packaging.txt
index 9a043636a2..08756ee132 100644
--- a/DOCS/tech/binary-packaging.txt
+++ b/DOCS/tech/binary-packaging.txt
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ for Red Hat and Fedora RPMs I am using FHS-compliant paths:
 You MUSTN'T include the codecs.conf file in your package. It is useful
 only for development purposes and often causes obscure problems for users.
 
+Please avoid using the deprecated paths for binary codecs (/usr/lib/win32/)
+and skins (/usr/share/mplayer/Skin/).
+
 
 One package or many packages?
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