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diff --git a/doc/crypto/rc4.pod b/doc/crypto/rc4.pod
index e380045dbf..b6d3a4342c 100644
--- a/doc/crypto/rc4.pod
+++ b/doc/crypto/rc4.pod
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ Since RC4 is a stream cipher (the input is XORed with a pseudo-random
 key stream to produce the output), decryption uses the same function
 calls as encryption.
 
+Applications should use the higher level functions
+L<EVP_EncryptInit(3)|EVP_EncryptInit(3)>
+etc. instead of calling the RC4 functions directly.
+
 =head1 RETURN VALUES
 
 RC4_set_key() and RC4() do not return values.