diff --git a/parquet-avro/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/avro/AvroSchemaConverter.java b/parquet-avro/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/avro/AvroSchemaConverter.java
index 558446e6ba..b4bac2f101 100644
--- a/parquet-avro/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/avro/AvroSchemaConverter.java
+++ b/parquet-avro/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/avro/AvroSchemaConverter.java
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ public Schema convertINT64(PrimitiveTypeName primitiveTypeName) {
             }
             @Override
             public Schema convertINT96(PrimitiveTypeName primitiveTypeName) {
-              throw new IllegalArgumentException("INT96 not yet implemented.");
+              throw new IllegalArgumentException("INT96 not implemented and is deprecated");
             }
             @Override
             public Schema convertFLOAT(PrimitiveTypeName primitiveTypeName) {