diff --git a/ice-9/boot-9.scm b/ice-9/boot-9.scm
index e1a6e7dd7..cad2a8548 100644
--- a/ice-9/boot-9.scm
+++ b/ice-9/boot-9.scm
@@ -3066,8 +3066,8 @@
 
 (define-module (guile-user))
 
-(if include-deprecated-features
-    ;; automatic availability of this module is deprecated.
-    (use-modules (ice-9 rdelim)))
+(begin-deprecated
+ ;; automatic availability of this module is deprecated.
+ (use-modules (ice-9 rdelim)))
 
 ;;; boot-9.scm ends here