diff --git a/lib/private/backgroundjob/joblist.php b/lib/private/backgroundjob/joblist.php
index cc9be57480..2920cb5214 100644
--- a/lib/private/backgroundjob/joblist.php
+++ b/lib/private/backgroundjob/joblist.php
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ class JobList implements IJobList {
 	 * get all jobs in the list
 	 *
 	 * @return IJob[]
+	 * @deprecated 9.0.0 - This method is dangerous since it can cause load and
+	 * memory problems when creating too many instances.
 	 */
 	public function getAll() {
 		$query = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
diff --git a/lib/public/backgroundjob/ijoblist.php b/lib/public/backgroundjob/ijoblist.php
index 13775457ed..5a76ce1ba2 100644
--- a/lib/public/backgroundjob/ijoblist.php
+++ b/lib/public/backgroundjob/ijoblist.php
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ interface IJobList {
 	 *
 	 * @return \OCP\BackgroundJob\IJob[]
 	 * @since 7.0.0
+	 * @deprecated 9.0.0 - This method is dangerous since it can cause load and
+	 * memory problems when creating too many instances.
 	 */
 	public function getAll();