diff --git a/include/libssh/libssh.h b/include/libssh/libssh.h
index 7857a77b..937e5b46 100644
--- a/include/libssh/libssh.h
+++ b/include/libssh/libssh.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 #define PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(a,b)
 #endif /* __GNUC__ */
 
-#ifdef __GNUC__
+#if !defined(SSH_SUPPRESS_DEPRECATED) && defined(__GNUC__)
 #define SSH_DEPRECATED __attribute__ ((deprecated))
 #else
 #define SSH_DEPRECATED