diff --git a/clutter/clutter-timeout-pool.c b/clutter/clutter-timeout-pool.c
index ccd4e9137..6ac09a471 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-timeout-pool.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-timeout-pool.c
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#include "clutter-debug.h"
+#undef CLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 #include "clutter-timeout-pool.h"
+
+#include "clutter-debug.h"
 #include "clutter-timeout-interval.h"
 
 typedef struct _ClutterTimeout  ClutterTimeout;
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-timeout-pool.h b/clutter/clutter-timeout-pool.h
index 759a5dda0..9204e44d5 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-timeout-pool.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-timeout-pool.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
+#ifndef CLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+
 /**
  * ClutterTimeoutPool: (skip)
  *
@@ -51,8 +53,6 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  */
 typedef struct _ClutterTimeoutPool    ClutterTimeoutPool;
 
-#ifndef CLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
-
 ClutterTimeoutPool *clutter_timeout_pool_new    (gint                priority);
 guint               clutter_timeout_pool_add    (ClutterTimeoutPool *pool,
                                                  guint               fps,