diff --git a/glib/gwin32.c b/glib/gwin32.c
index 67cfd1d5b..0cc118146 100644
--- a/glib/gwin32.c
+++ b/glib/gwin32.c
@@ -463,7 +463,9 @@ g_win32_get_package_installation_subdirectory_utf8 (const gchar *package,
   gchar *prefix;
   gchar *dirname;
 
+G_GNUC_BEGIN_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
   prefix = g_win32_get_package_installation_directory_utf8 (package, dll_name);
+G_GNUC_END_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
 
   dirname = g_build_filename (prefix, subdir, NULL);
   g_free (prefix);