diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/bamf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/bamf/default.nix
index b1fb17b08fa9..58d44a541374 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/bamf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/bamf/default.nix
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # TODO: Requires /etc/machine-id
   doCheck = false;
 
-  # ignore deprecation errors
-  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-Wno-deprecated-declarations";
+  # glib-2.62 deprecations
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = [ "-DGLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS" ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Application matching framework";