diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/7.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/7.nix
index 5426b0162a72..e6186bc8f13c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/7.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/openjdk/7.nix
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ let
         fontconfig perl file bootjdk
       ];
 
+    NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-Wno-error=deprecated-declarations";
+
     NIX_LDFLAGS = if minimal then null else "-lfontconfig -lXcursor -lXinerama";
 
     postUnpack = ''