diff --git a/library/src/scala/annotation/strictfp.scala b/library/src/scala/annotation/strictfp.scala
index fd558390abfb..0b9bc894fc5c 100644
--- a/library/src/scala/annotation/strictfp.scala
+++ b/library/src/scala/annotation/strictfp.scala
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ import scala.language.`2.13`
  *  the strictfp flag will be emitted.
  */
 @deprecatedInheritance("Scheduled for being final in the future", "2.13.0")
+@deprecated("As of JDK 17, all floating-point expressions are evaluated strictly and 'strictfp' is not required", "3.8.0")
 class strictfp extends scala.annotation.StaticAnnotation