diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 77ac1eac1c..e2f2b66fdd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1040,8 +1040,7 @@ AC_SUBST(PROFILE_CFLAGS)
 
 if test "x$PACKAGE_VERSION_NANO" = "x1"; then
   dnl Define _only_ for git (not pre-releases or releases)
-  dnl FIXME: temporarily disabled: DEPRECATED_CFLAGS="-DGST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED"
-  DEPRECATED_CFLAGS=""
+  DEPRECATED_CFLAGS="-DGST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED"
 else
   DEPRECATED_CFLAGS=""
 fi