diff --git a/src/Stmt.cc b/src/Stmt.cc
index 6041e16e8a..9c2a593b91 100644
--- a/src/Stmt.cc
+++ b/src/Stmt.cc
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ const char* stmt_name(StmtTag t) {
         "extern",
     };
 
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
+    if ( int(t) == STMT_ANY )
+        return "any";
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+
     return stmt_names[int(t)];
 }
 
diff --git a/src/StmtEnums.h b/src/StmtEnums.h
index 7a237cb043..7cac90deae 100644
--- a/src/StmtEnums.h
+++ b/src/StmtEnums.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace zeek::detail {
 
 // These are in a separate file to break circular dependences
 enum StmtTag {
-    STMT_ANY = -1,
+    STMT_ANY [[deprecated("Remove in v7.1 - Unused and plugins should use STMT_EXTERN.")]] = -1,
     STMT_ALARM, // Does no longer exist but kept to create enums consistent.
     STMT_PRINT,
     STMT_EVENT,