diff --git a/srcpkgs/gtk+/template b/srcpkgs/gtk+/template
index b076dcc654c..39dc0016137 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gtk+/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gtk+/template
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ depends="shared-mime-info dbus-x11 gdk-pixbuf>=2.26.1_2
 conf_files="/etc/gtk-2.0/im-multipress.conf"
 triggers="gtk-immodules"
 
+CFLAGS="-UGDK_PIXBUF_DISABLE_DEPRECATED"
+
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	# XXX needs native glib-mkenums and cups-config.
 	hostmakedepends+=" libtool gtk-doc glib-devel cups-devel gdk-pixbuf-devel