diff --git a/gst/level/gstlevel.c b/gst/level/gstlevel.c
index e58f5fc8a9..9c35387edb 100644
--- a/gst/level/gstlevel.c
+++ b/gst/level/gstlevel.c
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+/* FIXME 0.11: suppress warnings for deprecated API such as GValueArray
+ * with newer GLib versions (>= 2.31.0) */
+#define GLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+
 #include <string.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <gst/gst.h>