diff --git a/evolution.spec b/evolution.spec
index b229354..1dfa1cc 100644
--- a/evolution.spec
+++ b/evolution.spec
@@ -327,9 +327,9 @@ export tagname=CC
 
 # Do the make, with various flags:
 %if %{require_function_declarations}
-make %{?_smp_mflags} LIBTOOL=%{_bindir}/libtool CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Werror-implicit-function-declaration"
+make %{?_smp_mflags} LIBTOOL=%{_bindir}/libtool CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Werror-implicit-function-declaration -UGNOME_DISABLE_DEPRECATED"
 %else
-make %{?_smp_mflags} LIBTOOL=%{_bindir}/libtool CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+make %{?_smp_mflags} LIBTOOL=%{_bindir}/libtool CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -UGNOME_DISABLE_DEPRECATED"
 %endif
 
 #cat /dev/null > default_user/local/Inbox/mbox