diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e5578b71b..ab0f3d6e6 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 DISTCLEANFILES =                \
 	gtk-doc.make
 
-DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --enable-gtk-doc
+DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = \
+	--enable-gtk-doc \
+	CFLAGS='-Wno-deprecated-declarations'
 
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