diff --git a/clutter/clutter-keysyms-update.pl b/clutter/clutter-keysyms-update.pl
index e834bbe81..7c7af1eff 100755
--- a/clutter/clutter-keysyms-update.pl
+++ b/clutter/clutter-keysyms-update.pl
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ print OUT_KEYSYMS_COMPAT<<EOF;
 #ifndef __CLUTTER_KEYSYMS_DEPRECATED_H__
 #define __CLUTTER_KEYSYMS_DEPRECATED_H__
 
+#ifndef CLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+
 EOF
 
 while (<IN_KEYSYMDEF>)
@@ -200,6 +202,8 @@ EOF
 
 print OUT_KEYSYMS_COMPAT<<EOF;
 
+#endif /* CLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATED */
+
 #endif /* __CLUTTER_KEYSYMS_DEPRECATED_H__ */
 EOF