diff --git a/tests/check/elements/level.c b/tests/check/elements/level.c
index 3ce7ad2833..ef1d9fe4d6 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/level.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/level.c
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
+/* suppress warnings for deprecated API such as GValueArray
+ * with newer GLib versions (>= 2.31.0) */
+#define GLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+
 #include <gst/audio/audio.h>
 #include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>