diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix
index 1e333e052b6..4d88f3b9772 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix
@@ -199,4 +199,4 @@ let result = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" "armv7l-linux" "aarch64-linux" ]; # some inherit jre.meta.platforms
   };
 
-}; in result
+}; in stdenv.lib.trivial.warn "Public updates for Oracle Java SE 8 released after January 2019 will not be available for business, commercial or production use without a commercial license. See https://java.com/en/download/release_notice.jsp for more information." result