diff --git a/tests/performance/Makefile.am b/tests/performance/Makefile.am
index 14a4415e4..eb2b8b7c3 100644
--- a/tests/performance/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/performance/Makefile.am
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ AM_CFLAGS = \
 	$(CLUTTER_CFLAGS) \
 	$(MAINTAINER_CFLAGS) \
 	-DG_DISABLE_SINGLE_INCLUDES \
+	-DGLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS \
+	-DCLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS \
 	-DTESTS_DATA_DIR=\""$(top_srcdir)/tests/data/"\"
 
 perf-report: check