diff --git a/features/cellular/framework/API/CellularDevice.h b/features/cellular/framework/API/CellularDevice.h
index 2b94523024..6a57862647 100644
--- a/features/cellular/framework/API/CellularDevice.h
+++ b/features/cellular/framework/API/CellularDevice.h
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ public:
     /** Stop the current operation. Operations: set_device_ready, set_sim_ready, register_to_network, attach_to_network
      *
      */
+    MBED_DEPRECATED_SINCE("mbed-os-5.15", "Use CellularDevice::shutdown() instead.")
     void stop();
 
     /** Get the current FileHandle item used when communicating with the modem.