diff --git a/include/wx/artprov.h b/include/wx/artprov.h
index 7bf65efbc4..b8cbd199b1 100644
--- a/include/wx/artprov.h
+++ b/include/wx/artprov.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public:
 
 #if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
     // use PushBack(), it's the same thing
-    static wxDEPRECATED( void Insert(wxArtProvider *provider) );
+    wxDEPRECATED( static void Insert(wxArtProvider *provider) );
 #endif
 
     // Remove latest added provider and delete it.
diff --git a/include/wx/effects.h b/include/wx/effects.h
index b0e1b574b6..d80e069d24 100644
--- a/include/wx/effects.h
+++ b/include/wx/effects.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ protected:
 // directly deprecating the classes...)
 //
 // note that this g++ bug (16370) is supposed to be fixed in g++ 4.3.0
-typedef wxEffectsImpl wxDEPRECATED(wxEffects);
+wxDEPRECATED(typedef wxEffectsImpl wxEffects);
 
 #endif // WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
 
diff --git a/include/wx/image.h b/include/wx/image.h
index 8831d675c2..682e952f69 100644
--- a/include/wx/image.h
+++ b/include/wx/image.h
@@ -645,14 +645,14 @@ public:
         }
     )
 
-    static wxDEPRECATED(
+    wxDEPRECATED(static
         wxImageHandler *FindHandler(const wxString& ext, long type)
         {
             return FindHandler(ext, (wxBitmapType)type);
         }
     )
 
-    static wxDEPRECATED(
+    wxDEPRECATED(static
         wxImageHandler *FindHandler(long imageType)
         {
             return FindHandler((wxBitmapType)imageType);
diff --git a/include/wx/log.h b/include/wx/log.h
index b6d3ecc209..66ddedb84c 100644
--- a/include/wx/log.h
+++ b/include/wx/log.h
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ public:
 
     // don't use integer masks any more, use string trace masks instead
 #if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
-    static wxDEPRECATED_INLINE( void SetTraceMask(wxTraceMask ulMask),
+    wxDEPRECATED_INLINE( static void SetTraceMask(wxTraceMask ulMask),
         ms_ulTraceMask = ulMask; )
 
     // this one can't be marked deprecated as it's used in our own wxLogger
diff --git a/include/wx/menuitem.h b/include/wx/menuitem.h
index 93a739d595..8c4f990add 100644
--- a/include/wx/menuitem.h
+++ b/include/wx/menuitem.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public:
     wxDEPRECATED( const wxString& GetText() const );
 
     // Now use GetLabelText to strip the accelerators
-    static wxDEPRECATED( wxString GetLabelFromText(const wxString& text) );
+    wxDEPRECATED( static wxString GetLabelFromText(const wxString& text) );
 
     // Now use SetItemLabel
     wxDEPRECATED( virtual void SetText(const wxString& str) );
diff --git a/include/wx/validate.h b/include/wx/validate.h
index 28fd6ea070..d7fb54f9c3 100644
--- a/include/wx/validate.h
+++ b/include/wx/validate.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public:
     // unnaturally: it disabled the bell when it was true, not false as could
     // be expected; use SuppressBellOnError() instead
 #if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
-    static wxDEPRECATED_INLINE(
+    wxDEPRECATED_INLINE(static
         void SetBellOnError(bool doIt = true),
         ms_isSilent = doIt;
     )