diff --git a/gst/gstbin.c b/gst/gstbin.c
index 79876457fa..2019b9f948 100644
--- a/gst/gstbin.c
+++ b/gst/gstbin.c
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@
 #if !defined(GST_DISABLE_LOADSAVE) && !defined(GST_REMOVE_DEPRECATED)
 #undef GstXmlNodePtr
 #define GstXmlNodePtr xmlNodePtr
+#include <libxml/parser.h>
 GstXmlNodePtr gst_object_save_thyself (GstObject * object,
     GstXmlNodePtr parent);
 void gst_object_restore_thyself (GstObject * object, GstXmlNodePtr parent);
diff --git a/gst/gstcaps.c b/gst/gstcaps.c
index 243c751cea..26a7dbd22e 100644
--- a/gst/gstcaps.c
+++ b/gst/gstcaps.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 
 #ifdef GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 #if !defined(GST_DISABLE_LOADSAVE) && !defined(GST_REMOVE_DEPRECATED)
+#include <libxml/parser.h>
 xmlNodePtr gst_caps_save_thyself (const GstCaps * caps, xmlNodePtr parent);
 GstCaps *gst_caps_load_thyself (xmlNodePtr parent);
 #endif
diff --git a/gst/gstconfig.h.in b/gst/gstconfig.h.in
index a849ecb875..e23ea03da4 100644
--- a/gst/gstconfig.h.in
+++ b/gst/gstconfig.h.in
@@ -194,7 +194,9 @@
 /* FIXME: move include to where we need it */
 /*#if (! (defined(GST_DISABLE_LOADSAVE) && defined(GST_DISABLE_REGISTRY)) )*/
 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_XML
+#ifndef GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 # include <libxml/parser.h>
+#endif
 #else
   /* FIXME: 0.11 (replace by GST_DISABLE_XML) */
 # define GST_DISABLE_LOADSAVE_REGISTRY
diff --git a/gst/gstelement.c b/gst/gstelement.c
index d9030c0795..3d7daff779 100644
--- a/gst/gstelement.c
+++ b/gst/gstelement.c
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ enum
 
 #ifdef GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 #if !defined(GST_DISABLE_LOADSAVE) && !defined(GST_REMOVE_DEPRECATED)
+#include <libxml/parser.h>
 xmlNodePtr gst_object_save_thyself (const GstObject * object,
     xmlNodePtr parent);
 GstObject *gst_object_load_thyself (xmlNodePtr parent);
diff --git a/gst/gstghostpad.c b/gst/gstghostpad.c
index 7852166a80..3da71c56c8 100644
--- a/gst/gstghostpad.c
+++ b/gst/gstghostpad.c
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ static void gst_proxy_pad_dispose (GObject * object);
 static void gst_proxy_pad_finalize (GObject * object);
 
 #if !defined(GST_DISABLE_LOADSAVE) && !defined(GST_REMOVE_DEPRECATED)
+#ifdef GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+#include <libxml/parser.h>
+#endif
 static xmlNodePtr gst_proxy_pad_save_thyself (GstObject * object,
     xmlNodePtr parent);
 #endif
diff --git a/gst/gstobject.c b/gst/gstobject.c
index dc6eda92f1..11dd6b530f 100644
--- a/gst/gstobject.c
+++ b/gst/gstobject.c
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ static gboolean gst_object_set_name_default (GstObject * object);
 #if !defined(GST_DISABLE_LOADSAVE) && !defined(GST_REMOVE_DEPRECATED)
 #undef GstXmlNodePtr
 #define GstXmlNodePtr xmlNodePtr
+#include <libxml/parser.h>
 GstXmlNodePtr gst_object_save_thyself (GstObject * object,
     GstXmlNodePtr parent);
 void gst_object_restore_thyself (GstObject * object, GstXmlNodePtr parent);
diff --git a/gst/gstpad.c b/gst/gstpad.c
index 6808bfc56f..0e0f7de8c8 100644
--- a/gst/gstpad.c
+++ b/gst/gstpad.c
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ static gboolean gst_pad_activate_default (GstPad * pad);
 static gboolean gst_pad_acceptcaps_default (GstPad * pad, GstCaps * caps);
 
 #if !defined(GST_DISABLE_LOADSAVE) && !defined(GST_REMOVE_DEPRECATED)
+#ifdef GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+#include <libxml/parser.h>
+#endif
 static xmlNodePtr gst_pad_save_thyself (GstObject * object, xmlNodePtr parent);
 void gst_pad_load_and_link (xmlNodePtr self, GstObject * parent);
 #endif
diff --git a/gst/gstxml.c b/gst/gstxml.c
index b972e39bfb..9fa1e31b71 100644
--- a/gst/gstxml.c
+++ b/gst/gstxml.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 
 #ifdef GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 #if !defined(GST_DISABLE_LOADSAVE) && !defined(GST_REMOVE_DEPRECATED)
+#include <libxml/parser.h>
 xmlNodePtr gst_object_save_thyself (const GstObject * object,
     xmlNodePtr parent);
 GstObject *gst_object_load_thyself (xmlNodePtr parent);
diff --git a/plugins/indexers/gstfileindex.c b/plugins/indexers/gstfileindex.c
index 4bcd3592a3..4744abcdcb 100644
--- a/plugins/indexers/gstfileindex.c
+++ b/plugins/indexers/gstfileindex.c
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#ifdef GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+#include <libxml/parser.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "gstindexers.h"
 
 #define GST_TYPE_FILE_INDEX             \