diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/Runtime.kt b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/Runtime.kt
index 81005e2e5b3..42125ab13a7 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/Runtime.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/Runtime.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import kotlin.native.internal.ReportUnhandledException
  * Initializes Kotlin runtime for the current thread, if not inited already.
  */
 @GCUnsafeCall("Kotlin_initRuntimeIfNeededFromKotlin")
+@Deprecated("Initializing runtime is not possible in the new memory model.", level = DeprecationLevel.WARNING)
 external public fun initRuntimeIfNeeded(): Unit
 
 /**