diff --git a/libmariadb/CMakeLists.txt b/libmariadb/CMakeLists.txt
index e9ed5cb70..eaea44c26 100644
--- a/libmariadb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libmariadb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@ ELSE()
   IF(NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES AIX)
     ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DLIBICONV_PLUG)
   ENDIF()
+  IF(APPLE)
+    ADD_DEFINITIONS(-Wno-deprecated-declarations)
+  ENDIF()
 ENDIF()
 
 IF(ZLIB_FOUND AND WITH_EXTERNAL_ZLIB)