diff --git a/init/do_mounts_initrd.c b/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
index 22c7f41ff642..f86ef92a6c46 100644
--- a/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
+++ b/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static void __init handle_initrd(char *root_device_name)
 	extern char *envp_init[];
 	int error;
 
-	pr_warn("using deprecated initrd support, will be removed in 2021.\n");
+	pr_warn("using deprecated initrd support, will be removed soon.\n");
 
 	real_root_dev = new_encode_dev(ROOT_DEV);
 	create_dev("/dev/root.old", Root_RAM0);