diff --git a/tests/check/tools/gstinspect.c b/tests/check/tools/gstinspect.c
index 75115b5a8e..e89d99853c 100644
--- a/tests/check/tools/gstinspect.c
+++ b/tests/check/tools/gstinspect.c
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
  * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  */
 
+/* FIXME 0.11: suppress warnings for deprecated API such as GValueArray
+ * with newer GLib versions (>= 2.31.0) */
+#define GLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+
 #include <config.h>
 #include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>