diff --git a/includes/GlobalFunctions.php b/includes/GlobalFunctions.php
index 9518182d82e..e21ae117d73 100644
--- a/includes/GlobalFunctions.php
+++ b/includes/GlobalFunctions.php
@@ -4026,7 +4026,7 @@ function wfGetLangConverterCacheStorage() {
  * @param string|null $deprecatedVersion Optionally mark hook as deprecated with version number
  *
  * @return bool True if no handler aborted the hook
- * @deprecated 1.25
+ * @deprecated 1.25 - use Hooks::run
  */
 function wfRunHooks( $event, array $args = array(), $deprecatedVersion = null ) {
 	return Hooks::run( $event, $args, $deprecatedVersion );