diff --git a/gnome2/balsa/balsa.conf b/gnome2/balsa/balsa.conf
index 0435ccf62..1b0a3b918 100644
--- a/gnome2/balsa/balsa.conf
+++ b/gnome2/balsa/balsa.conf
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 # GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
 # --- T2-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
+var_append GCC_WRAPPER_REMOVE " " "-DGNOME_DISABLE_DEPRECATED"
+var_append GCC_WRAPPER_REMOVE " " "-DGTK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED"
 
 #@FIXME configure script is too stupid, to find these libs in
 #       non-standard locations