diff --git a/localized_fields/fields/autoslug_field.py b/localized_fields/fields/autoslug_field.py
index 4e67bbf..e3ee261 100644
--- a/localized_fields/fields/autoslug_field.py
+++ b/localized_fields/fields/autoslug_field.py
@@ -17,17 +17,17 @@ class LocalizedAutoSlugField(LocalizedField):
     """Automatically provides slugs for a localized
     field upon saving."""
 
+    warnings.warn(
+        'LocalizedAutoSlug is deprecated and will be removed in the next major version.',
+        DeprecationWarning
+    )
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Initializes a new instance of :see:LocalizedAutoSlugField."""
 
         self.populate_from = kwargs.pop('populate_from', None)
         self.include_time = kwargs.pop('include_time', False)
 
-        warnings.warn(
-            'LocalizedAutoSlug is deprecated and will be removed in the next major version.',
-            DeprecationWarning
-        )
-
         super(LocalizedAutoSlugField, self).__init__(
             *args,
             **kwargs