diff --git a/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options.py b/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options.py
index 9001a024..842c1625 100644
--- a/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options.py
+++ b/docling/datamodel/pipeline_options.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class RapidOcrOptions(OcrOptions):
     cls_model_path: Optional[str] = None  # same default as rapidocr
     rec_model_path: Optional[str] = None  # same default as rapidocr
     rec_keys_path: Optional[str] = None  # same default as rapidocr
-    rec_font_path: Optional[str] = None  # Deprecated with new RapidOCR Version please use font_path instead
+    rec_font_path: Optional[str] = None  # Deprecated, please use font_path instead
     font_path: Optional[str] = None  # same default as rapidocr
 
     # Dictionary to overwrite or pass-through additional parameters
diff --git a/docling/models/rapid_ocr_model.py b/docling/models/rapid_ocr_model.py
index 8476a938..d36355e8 100644
--- a/docling/models/rapid_ocr_model.py
+++ b/docling/models/rapid_ocr_model.py
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ class RapidOcrModel(BaseOcrModel):
                 "Rec.engine_type": backend_enum,
             }
 
+            if self.options.rec_font_path is not None:
+                _log.warning(
+                    "The 'rec_font_path' option for RapidOCR is deprecated. Please use 'font_path' instead."
+                )
             user_params = self.options.rapidocr_params
             if user_params:
                 _log.debug("Overwriting RapidOCR params with user-provided values.")