diff --git a/language/oop5/autoload.xml b/language/oop5/autoload.xml
index 2efb956355..be5e3bbda2 100644
--- a/language/oop5/autoload.xml
+++ b/language/oop5/autoload.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
    defined yet. By calling this function the scripting engine is given
    a last chance to load the class before PHP fails with an error.
   </para>
+  <tip>
+   <para>
+    <function>spl_autoload_register</function> provides a more flexible
+    alternative for autoloading classes. For this reason, using
+    <function>__autoload</function> is discouraged and may be deprecated or
+    removed in the future.
+   </para>
+  </tip>
   <note>
    <para>
     Prior to 5.3.0, exceptions thrown in the __autoload function could not be