diff --git a/src/lib/shared/clapper-api-visibility.h.in b/src/lib/shared/clapper-api-visibility.h.in
index 4a02dde5..60a5314b 100644
--- a/src/lib/shared/clapper-api-visibility.h.in
+++ b/src/lib/shared/clapper-api-visibility.h.in
@@ -41,5 +41,11 @@
 #endif
 
 #define @CLAPPER_API@_API                _@CLAPPER_API@_VISIBILITY
+
+#if !defined(@CLAPPER_API@_COMPILATION)
 #define @CLAPPER_API@_DEPRECATED         G_DEPRECATED _@CLAPPER_API@_VISIBILITY
 #define @CLAPPER_API@_DEPRECATED_FOR(f)  G_DEPRECATED_FOR(f) _@CLAPPER_API@_VISIBILITY
+#else
+#define @CLAPPER_API@_DEPRECATED         _@CLAPPER_API@_VISIBILITY
+#define @CLAPPER_API@_DEPRECATED_FOR(f)  _@CLAPPER_API@_VISIBILITY
+#endif