diff --git a/handbook/Makefile b/handbook/Makefile
index 2cb98f0386..937fc8719e 100644
--- a/handbook/Makefile
+++ b/handbook/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-# $Id: Makefile,v 1.34 1999-02-06 20:20:16 dillon Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.35 1999-03-27 16:07:28 nik Exp $
 
 .NOTPARALLEL:
 
+.BEGIN:
+	@echo "The LinuxDoc Handbook is now obsolete.  Please look at the"
+	@echo "Handbook in doc/en/handbook/ for more information."
+	@exit 1
+
 SGMLOPTS=-links
 SRCS= anoncvs.sgml authors.sgml backups.sgml basics.sgml bibliography.sgml
 SRCS+= boothelp.sgml booting.sgml contrib.sgml crypt.sgml ctm.sgml current.sgml