diff --git a/scss/_navbar.scss b/scss/_navbar.scss
index 69d182640..5f176b400 100644
--- a/scss/_navbar.scss
+++ b/scss/_navbar.scss
@@ -274,6 +274,10 @@
 //
 // Styles for switching between navbars with light or dark background.
 
+.navbar-light {
+  @include deprecate("`.navbar-light`", "v5.2.0", "v6.0.0");
+}
+
 .navbar-dark {
   --#{$variable-prefix}navbar-color: #{$navbar-dark-color};
   --#{$variable-prefix}navbar-hover-color: #{$navbar-dark-hover-color};