diff --git a/src/core/utils/index.js b/src/core/utils/index.js
index 0d8a7ff..8ca64ce 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/index.js
+++ b/src/core/utils/index.js
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
 /**
  * Skips the hello message of renderers that are created after this is run.
  *
+ * @memberof PIXI.utils
  */
 export function skipHello()
 {

diff --git a/src/core/utils/index.js b/src/core/utils/index.js
index 0d8a7ff..8ca64ce 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/index.js
+++ b/src/core/utils/index.js
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
 /**
  * Skips the hello message of renderers that are created after this is run.
  *
+ * @memberof PIXI.utils
  */
 export function skipHello()
 {
diff --git a/src/deprecation.js b/src/deprecation.js
index 6b82c4d..9d63a5e 100644
--- a/src/deprecation.js
+++ b/src/deprecation.js
@@ -618,3 +618,27 @@
 
     return core.CanvasTinter.canUseMultiply;
 };
+
+let saidHello = true;
+
+/**
+ * @name PIXI.utils._saidHello
+ * @type {boolean}
+ * @see PIXI.utils.skipHello
+ * @deprecated since 4.1.0
+ */
+Object.defineProperty(core.utils, '_saidHello', {
+    set(bool)
+    {
+        if (bool)
+        {
+            warn('PIXI.utils._saidHello is deprecated, please use PIXI.utils.skipHello()');
+            this.skipHello();
+        }
+        saidHello = bool;
+    },
+    get()
+    {
+        return saidHello;
+    },
+});