diff --git a/include/wx/defs.h b/include/wx/defs.h
index a1cf5bce7f..0738eb4ec8 100644
--- a/include/wx/defs.h
+++ b/include/wx/defs.h
@@ -2841,6 +2841,11 @@ typedef GtkWidget *WXWidget;
 #define GTK_CLASS_TYPE(klass) ((klass)->type)
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __WXGTK20__
+#define G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+#define PANGO_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+#endif
+
 #endif /*  __WXGTK__ */
 
 #if defined(__WXGTK20__) || (defined(__WXX11__) && wxUSE_UNICODE)