diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 22b04178c..84ee9aa1e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ AS_CASE([$enable_deprecated],
 
         [yes],
         [
-          CLUTTER_DEPRECATED_CFLAGS="-DGLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS -DCLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS"
+          CLUTTER_DEPRECATED_CFLAGS="-DGLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS"
         ],
 
         [AC_MSG_ERROR([Unknown argument for --enable-deprecated])]