diff --git a/doc/cookbook/examples/Makefile.am b/doc/cookbook/examples/Makefile.am
index b1871113c..4f0af585b 100644
--- a/doc/cookbook/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/cookbook/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ AM_CFLAGS = $(CLUTTER_CFLAGS)
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-DG_DISABLE_SINGLE_INCLUDES \
 	-DCOGL_DISABLE_DEPRECATED \
+	-DCOGL_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS \
 	-DCLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS \
 	-DTESTS_DATA_DIR=\""$(top_srcdir)/tests/data/"\" \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/ \