diff --git a/DOCS/interface-changes.rst b/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
index 0eebe9b2cb..d3e77187e8 100644
--- a/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
+++ b/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Interface changes
     - replace vf_format's `peak` suboption by `sig-peak`, which is relative to
       the reference white level instead of in cd/m^2
     - renamed the TRCs `st2084` and `std-b67` to `pq` and `hlg` respectively
+    - the "osd" command is deprecated (use "cycle osd-level")
  --- mpv 0.25.0 ---
     - remove opengl-cb dxva2 dummy hwdec interop
       (see git "vo_opengl: remove dxva2 dummy hwdec backend")
diff --git a/input/cmd_list.c b/input/cmd_list.c
index c54c2cc6aa..bc82e687fd 100644
--- a/input/cmd_list.c
+++ b/input/cmd_list.c
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ const struct mp_cmd_def mp_cmds[] = {
   { MP_CMD_PLAYLIST_SHUFFLE, "playlist-shuffle", },
   { MP_CMD_SUB_STEP, "sub-step", { ARG_INT }, .allow_auto_repeat = true },
   { MP_CMD_SUB_SEEK, "sub-seek", { ARG_INT }, .allow_auto_repeat = true },
+#if HAVE_GPL
   { MP_CMD_OSD, "osd", { OARG_INT(-1) } },
+#endif
   { MP_CMD_PRINT_TEXT, "print-text", { ARG_STRING }, .allow_auto_repeat = true },
   { MP_CMD_SHOW_TEXT, "show-text", { ARG_STRING, OARG_INT(-1), OARG_INT(0) },
     .allow_auto_repeat = true},
diff --git a/player/command.c b/player/command.c
index 3df1b3fcd1..7facb7972e 100644
--- a/player/command.c
+++ b/player/command.c
@@ -5125,8 +5125,13 @@ int run_command(struct MPContext *mpctx, struct mp_cmd *cmd, struct mpv_node *re
         break;
     }
 
+#if HAVE_GPL
+    // Potentially GPL due to 8d190244d21a4d40bb9e8f7d51aa09ca1888de09.
     case MP_CMD_OSD: {
+        MP_WARN(mpctx, "The 'osd' command is deprecated. "
+                       "Use 'cycle osd-level' instead.\n");
         int v = cmd->args[0].v.i;
+#define MAX_OSD_LEVEL 3
         if (opts->osd_level > MAX_OSD_LEVEL)
             opts->osd_level = MAX_OSD_LEVEL;
         if (v < 0)
@@ -5140,6 +5145,7 @@ int run_command(struct MPContext *mpctx, struct mp_cmd *cmd, struct mpv_node *re
         mp_wakeup_core(mpctx);
         break;
     }
+#endif
 
     case MP_CMD_PRINT_TEXT: {
         MP_INFO(mpctx, "%s\n", cmd->args[0].v.s);
diff --git a/player/core.h b/player/core.h
index 7945080538..ca7210f373 100644
--- a/player/core.h
+++ b/player/core.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ enum mp_osd_seek_info {
 
 enum {
     // other constants
-    MAX_OSD_LEVEL = 3,
     OSD_LEVEL_INVISIBLE = 4,
     OSD_BAR_SEEK = 256,
 
diff --git a/player/osd.c b/player/osd.c
index 75f4cdcf7b..67f2d05298 100644
--- a/player/osd.c
+++ b/player/osd.c
@@ -441,6 +441,8 @@ static void sadd_osd_status(char **buffer, struct MPContext *mpctx, int level)
             talloc_free(text);
         } else {
             sadd_hhmmssff_u(buffer, get_playback_time(mpctx), fractions);
+#if HAVE_GPL
+            // Potentially GPL due to 8d190244d21a4d40bb9e8f7d51aa09ca1888de09.
             if (level == 3) {
                 double len = get_time_length(mpctx);
                 if (len >= 0) {
@@ -449,6 +451,7 @@ static void sadd_osd_status(char **buffer, struct MPContext *mpctx, int level)
                 }
                 sadd_percentage(buffer, get_percent_pos(mpctx));
             }
+#endif
         }
     }
 }