diff --git a/include/hpp/manipulation/graph/graph-component.hh b/include/hpp/manipulation/graph/graph-component.hh
index 79faab3a186402846c60f9999f1c845e9dec961f..731151bf181c97c615b683374ff05e013cadc79d 100644
--- a/include/hpp/manipulation/graph/graph-component.hh
+++ b/include/hpp/manipulation/graph/graph-component.hh
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ namespace hpp {
           const std::string& name() const;
 
           /// Set the component name.
+	  /// \deprecated The name given at construction cannot be modified.
           void name(const std::string& name) HPP_MANIPULATION_DEPRECATED;
 
           /// Return the component id.