diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/list.tex b/docs/latex/wx/list.tex
index 293b412d60..dc6ace118a 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/list.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/list.tex
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ macros):
 
 For compatibility with previous versions wxList and wxStringList classes are
 still defined, but their usage is deprecated and they will disappear in the
-future versions completely.
+future versions completely. The use of the latter is especially discouraged as
+it is not only unsafe but is also much less efficient than 
+\helpref{wxArrayString|{wxarraystring} class.
 
 In the documentation of the list classes below, you should replace wxNode with
 wxListName::Node and wxObject with the list element type (i.e. the first