diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 8e000a378..4ce0eac3d 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -13,8 +13,26 @@ var defaults = require('./defaults')
 var Connection = require('./connection')
 var Pool = require('pg-pool')
 
+let hasNewTarget
+
+try {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line eval
+  eval('(function () { new.target })')
+  hasNewTarget = true
+} catch (error) {
+  hasNewTarget = false
+}
+
 const poolFactory = (Client) => {
   var BoundPool = function (options) {
+    // new.target is a syntax error in Node 4
+    // eslint-disable-next-line eval
+    if (hasNewTarget && eval('new.target') === undefined) {
+      // process.emitWarning is supported when new.target is supported
+      // eslint-disable-next-line node/no-unsupported-features/node-builtins
+      process.emitWarning('Constructing a pg.Pool without new is deprecated and will stop working in pg 8.', 'DeprecationWarning', 'PG-POOL-NEW')
+    }
+
     var config = Object.assign({ Client: Client }, options)
     return new Pool(config)
   }