diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/cloud.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/cloud.go
index c9a04085f48..6cbb10b59e4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/cloud.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/cloud.go
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ type Zones interface {
 }
 
 // PVLabeler is an abstract, pluggable interface for fetching labels for volumes
+// DEPRECATED: PVLabeler is deprecated in favor of CSI topology feature.
 type PVLabeler interface {
 	GetLabelsForVolume(ctx context.Context, pv *v1.PersistentVolume) (map[string]string, error)
 }