diff --git a/salesforce.drush.inc b/salesforce.drush.inc
index aa91ef6c..98dec9bd 100644
--- a/salesforce.drush.inc
+++ b/salesforce.drush.inc
@@ -508,5 +508,5 @@ function _salesforce_drush_get_mapping($name = NULL) {
  * Trigger a deprecation error.
  */
 function _drush_salesforce_deprecated() {
-  trigger_error('Salesforce module support for Drush 8 is deprecated and will be removed in a future release', E_DEPRECATED);
+  trigger_error('Salesforce module support for Drush 8 is deprecated and will be removed in a future release', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
 }