diff --git a/pkg/kubeapiserver/options/cloudprovider.go b/pkg/kubeapiserver/options/cloudprovider.go
index 9df580ac818..e1c50925b1f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubeapiserver/options/cloudprovider.go
+++ b/pkg/kubeapiserver/options/cloudprovider.go
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ func (s *CloudProviderOptions) Validate() []error {
 func (s *CloudProviderOptions) AddFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	fs.StringVar(&s.CloudProvider, "cloud-provider", s.CloudProvider,
 		"The provider for cloud services. Empty string for no provider.")
-
+	fs.MarkDeprecated("cloud-provider", "will be removed in a future version") // nolint: errcheck
 	fs.StringVar(&s.CloudConfigFile, "cloud-config", s.CloudConfigFile,
 		"The path to the cloud provider configuration file. Empty string for no configuration file.")
+	fs.MarkDeprecated("cloud-config", "will be removed in a future version") // nolint: errcheck
 }