diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 9ed4463..192af16 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -123,5 +123,6 @@ executable (
   export_dynamic : true,
   include_directories : calls_includes,
   install : true,
-  link_with : calls_vala
+  link_with : calls_vala,
+  c_args : '-Wno-error=deprecated-declarations',
 )
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 14df0f8..84c02dc 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ test_env = [
 
 test_cflags = [
   '-fPIE',
-  '-DFOR_TESTING'
+  '-DFOR_TESTING',
+  '-Wno-error=deprecated-declarations'
 ]
 
 test_link_args = [