diff --git a/gio/gasyncinitable.c b/gio/gasyncinitable.c
index cd970cf91..87980bc92 100644
--- a/gio/gasyncinitable.c
+++ b/gio/gasyncinitable.c
@@ -382,7 +382,9 @@ g_async_initable_newv_async (GType                object_type,
 
   g_return_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_ASYNC_INITABLE (object_type));
 
+G_GNUC_BEGIN_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
   obj = g_object_newv (object_type, n_parameters, parameters);
+G_GNUC_END_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
 
   g_async_initable_init_async (G_ASYNC_INITABLE (obj),
 			       io_priority, cancellable,
diff --git a/gio/ginitable.c b/gio/ginitable.c
index 266fbb819..4784e2ce2 100644
--- a/gio/ginitable.c
+++ b/gio/ginitable.c
@@ -198,7 +198,9 @@ g_initable_newv (GType          object_type,
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_INITABLE (object_type), NULL);
 
+G_GNUC_BEGIN_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
   obj = g_object_newv (object_type, n_parameters, parameters);
+G_GNUC_END_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
 
   if (!g_initable_init (G_INITABLE (obj), cancellable, error))
     {
diff --git a/gio/tests/network-monitor.c b/gio/tests/network-monitor.c
index 2e38e39f6..b20c46f0e 100644
--- a/gio/tests/network-monitor.c
+++ b/gio/tests/network-monitor.c
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ test_default (void)
   m = g_network_monitor_get_default ();
   g_assert (G_IS_NETWORK_MONITOR (m));
 
-  monitor = g_initable_newv (G_TYPE_NETWORK_MONITOR_BASE, 0, NULL, NULL,  &error);
+  monitor = g_object_new (G_TYPE_NETWORK_MONITOR_BASE, NULL);
+  g_initable_init (G_INITABLE (monitor), NULL, &error);
   g_assert_no_error (error);
 
   /* In the default configuration, all addresses are reachable */