diff --git a/src/modules/dbus/module-dbus-protocol.c b/src/modules/dbus/module-dbus-protocol.c
index ab5546f50..e5f122181 100644
--- a/src/modules/dbus/module-dbus-protocol.c
+++ b/src/modules/dbus/module-dbus-protocol.c
@@ -529,6 +529,11 @@ int pa__init(pa_module *m) {
 
     pa_assert(m);
 
+    pa_log_warn("module-dbus-protocol is currently unsupported, and can sometimes cause PulseAudio crashes.");
+    pa_log_warn("The most popular use cases for module-dbus-protocol are related to changing "
+                "equalizer settings and LADSPA plugin parameters at runtime.");
+    pa_log_warn("If you don't use such functionality, it's possible that you don't actually need this module.");
+
     if (!(ma = pa_modargs_new(m->argument, valid_modargs))) {
         pa_log("Failed to parse module arguments.");
         goto fail;