diff --git a/crypto/des/des_old.c b/crypto/des/des_old.c
index 91403587ed..3de404600a 100644
--- a/crypto/des/des_old.c
+++ b/crypto/des/des_old.c
@@ -1,4 +1,20 @@
 /* crypto/des/des_comp.c -*- mode:C; c-file-style: "eay" -*- */
+
+/* WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
+ *
+ * The function names in here are deprecated and are only present to
+ * provide an interface compatible with libdes.  OpenSSL now provides
+ * functions where "des_" has been replaced with "DES_" in the names,
+ * to make it possible to make incompatible changes that are needed
+ * for C type security and other stuff.
+ *
+ * Please consider starting to use the DES_ functions rather than the
+ * des_ ones.  The des_ functions will dissapear completely before
+ * OpenSSL 1.0!
+ *
+ * WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
+ */
+
 /* Written by Richard Levitte (richard@levitte.org) for the OpenSSL
  * project 2001.
  */
diff --git a/crypto/des/des_old.h b/crypto/des/des_old.h
index d40dcf6e37..ba5c705f4a 100644
--- a/crypto/des/des_old.h
+++ b/crypto/des/des_old.h
@@ -1,4 +1,20 @@
 /* crypto/des/des_comp.h -*- mode:C; c-file-style: "eay" -*- */
+
+/* WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
+ *
+ * The function names in here are deprecated and are only present to
+ * provide an interface compatible with libdes.  OpenSSL now provides
+ * functions where "des_" has been replaced with "DES_" in the names,
+ * to make it possible to make incompatible changes that are needed
+ * for C type security and other stuff.
+ *
+ * Please consider starting to use the DES_ functions rather than the
+ * des_ ones.  The des_ functions will dissapear completely before
+ * OpenSSL 1.0!
+ *
+ * WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
+ */
+
 /* Written by Richard Levitte (richard@levitte.org) for the OpenSSL
  * project 2001.
  */
@@ -56,21 +72,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-/* WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
- *
- * The function names in here are deprecated and are only present to
- * provide an interface compatible with libdes.  OpenSSL now provides
- * functions where "des_" has been replaced with "DES_" in the names,
- * to make it possible to make incompatible changes that are needed
- * for C type security and other stuff.
- *
- * Please consider starting to use the DES_ functions rather than the
- * des_ ones.  The des_ functions will dissapear completely before
- * OpenSSL 1.0!
- *
- * WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
- */
-
 #ifndef HEADER_DES_COMP_H
 #define HEADER_DES_COMP_H