diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d b/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
index c08d664..57b72f8 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@
 		string alternative;
 	}
 	static immutable SpecialFlag[] s_specialFlags = [
-		{["-c", "-o-", "-property", "-fproperty", "-w", "-Wall", "-Werr"], "Automatically issued by DUB, do not specify in package.json"},
+		{["-c", "-o-"], "Automatically issued by DUB, do not specify in package.json"},
+		{[ "-w", "-Wall", "-Werr"], `Use "buildRequirements" to control warning behavior`},
+		{["-property", "-fproperty"], "Using this flag may break building of dependencies and it will probably be removed from DMD in the future"},
 		{["-wi"], `Use the "buildRequirements" field to control warning behavior`},
 		{["-d", "-de", "-dw"], `Use the "buildRequirements" field to control deprecation behavior`},
 		{["-of"], `Use "targetPath" and "targetName" to customize the output file`},
@@ -325,7 +327,7 @@
 	disallowOptimization = 1<<5,  /// Avoid optimizations, even in release builds
 	requireBoundsCheck   = 1<<6,  /// Always perform bounds checks
 	requireContracts     = 1<<7,  /// Leave assertions and contracts enabled in release builds
-	relaxProperties      = 1<<8,  /// Do not enforce strict property handling (-property)
+	relaxProperties      = 1<<8,  /// DEPRECATED: Do not enforce strict property handling (-property)
 	noDefaultFlags       = 1<<9,  /// Do not issue any of the default build flags (e.g. -debug, -w, -property etc.) - use only for development purposes
 }
 
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/build.d b/source/dub/generators/build.d
index 83abc83..792eea4 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/build.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/build.d
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 		auto buildsettings = settings.buildSettings;
 		m_project.addBuildSettings(buildsettings, settings.platform, settings.config);
 		bool usedefflags = !(buildsettings.requirements & BuildRequirements.noDefaultFlags);
-		if (usedefflags) buildsettings.addDFlags(["-w", "-property"]);
+		if (usedefflags) buildsettings.addDFlags(["-w"]);
 		string dflags = environment.get("DFLAGS");
 		if( dflags.length ){
 			settings.buildType = "$DFLAGS";
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/rdmd.d b/source/dub/generators/rdmd.d
index 8e6f52e..ebfd85d 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/rdmd.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/rdmd.d
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 		bool usedefflags = !(buildsettings.requirements & BuildRequirements.noDefaultFlags);
 		// do not pass all source files to RDMD, only the main source file
 		buildsettings.sourceFiles = buildsettings.sourceFiles.filter!(s => !s.endsWith(".d"))().array();
-		if (usedefflags) buildsettings.addDFlags(["-w", "-property"]);
+		if (usedefflags) buildsettings.addDFlags(["-w"]);
 		string dflags = environment.get("DFLAGS");
 		if( dflags ){
 			settings.buildType = "$DFLAGS";
diff --git a/source/dub/package_.d b/source/dub/package_.d
index 73c7108..ed9a4c1 100644
--- a/source/dub/package_.d
+++ b/source/dub/package_.d
@@ -556,9 +556,16 @@
 	void warnOnSpecialCompilerFlags(string package_name, string config_name)
 	{
 		auto nodef = false;
-		foreach (req; this.buildRequirements)
-			if (req & BuildRequirements.noDefaultFlags)
-				nodef = true;
+		auto noprop = false;
+		foreach (req; this.buildRequirements) {
+			if (req & BuildRequirements.noDefaultFlags) nodef = true;
+			if (req & BuildRequirements.relaxProperties) noprop = true;
+		}
+
+		if (noprop) {
+			logWarn(`Warning: "buildRequirements": ["relaxProperties"] is deprecated and is now the default behavior. Note that the -property switch will probably be removed in future versions of DMD.`);
+			logWarn("");
+		}
 
 		if (nodef) {
 			logWarn("Warning: This package uses the \"noDefaultFlags\" build requirement. Please use only for development purposes and not for released packages.");