diff --git a/docs/system/deprecated.rst b/docs/system/deprecated.rst
index 09ec8b1ae8..21d122c49a 100644
--- a/docs/system/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/system/deprecated.rst
@@ -314,6 +314,12 @@ a future version of QEMU. Support for this CPU was removed from the
 upstream Linux kernel, and there is no available upstream toolchain
 to build binaries for it.
 
+``Icelake-Client`` CPU Model (since 5.2.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+``Icelake-Client`` CPU Models are deprecated. Use ``Icelake-Server`` CPU
+Models instead.
+
 System emulator devices
 -----------------------
 
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 2e3ee41c56..576746d763 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -3358,10 +3358,13 @@ static X86CPUDefinition builtin_x86_defs[] = {
         .xlevel = 0x80000008,
         .model_id = "Intel Core Processor (Icelake)",
         .versions = (X86CPUVersionDefinition[]) {
-            { .version = 1 },
+            {
+                .version = 1,
+                .note = "deprecated"
+            },
             {
                 .version = 2,
-                .note = "no TSX",
+                .note = "no TSX, deprecated",
                 .alias = "Icelake-Client-noTSX",
                 .props = (PropValue[]) {
                     { "hle", "off" },
@@ -3370,7 +3373,8 @@ static X86CPUDefinition builtin_x86_defs[] = {
                 },
             },
             { /* end of list */ }
-        }
+        },
+        .deprecation_note = "use Icelake-Server instead"
     },
     {
         .name = "Icelake-Server",