diff --git a/clutter/Makefile.am b/clutter/Makefile.am
index 219dce412..1dae9a801 100644
--- a/clutter/Makefile.am
+++ b/clutter/Makefile.am
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-DCLUTTER_DATADIR=\""$(datadir)"\"	\
 	-DCLUTTER_LOCALEDIR=\""$(localedir)"\"	\
 	-DCLUTTER_COMPILATION=1			\
+	-DCLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATED		\
 	-DCOGL_DISABLE_DEPRECATED		\
 	-DCOGL_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API		\
 	-DG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED 			\
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ Clutter_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_NAMESPACE = Clutter
 Clutter_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_VERSION = @CLUTTER_API_VERSION@
 Clutter_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_LIBS = libclutter-@CLUTTER_SONAME_INFIX@-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.la
 Clutter_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_FILES = $(clutter_HEADERS) $(nodist_clutter_HEADERS) $(source_c) $(built_source_c)
-Clutter_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_CFLAGS = $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
+Clutter_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_CFLAGS = $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -UCLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 Clutter_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_INCLUDES = GL-1.0 GObject-2.0 Atk-1.0 Pango-1.0 PangoCairo-1.0
 Clutter_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_SCANNERFLAGS = \
 	--warn-all \
@@ -385,7 +386,7 @@ Cally_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_NAMESPACE = Cally
 Cally_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_VERSION = @CLUTTER_API_VERSION@
 Cally_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_LIBS = libclutter-@CLUTTER_SONAME_INFIX@-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.la
 Cally_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_FILES = $(cally_introspection_files)
-Cally_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_CFLAGS = $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
+Cally_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_CFLAGS = $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -UCLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 Cally_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_SCANNERFLAGS = \
 	--warn-all \
 	--c-include='cally/cally.h' \
@@ -426,7 +427,7 @@ ClutterX11_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_SCANNERFLAGS = \
 ClutterX11_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_INCLUDES = xlib-2.0
 ClutterX11_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_LIBS = libclutter-@CLUTTER_SONAME_INFIX@-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.la
 ClutterX11_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_FILES = $(x11_sources)
-ClutterX11_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_CFLAGS = $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -L$(top_builddir)/clutter
+ClutterX11_@CLUTTER_API_VERSION_AM@_gir_CFLAGS = $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -UCLUTTER_DISABLE_DEPRECATED -L$(top_builddir)/clutter
 
 INTROSPECTION_GIRS += ClutterX11-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.gir
 endif # SUPPORT_X11