diff --git a/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-glib.h b/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-glib.h
index 66e5c16e14..cd75acd57a 100644
--- a/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-glib.h
+++ b/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-glib.h
@@ -684,9 +684,8 @@ g_hash_table_steal_extended(GHashTable *  hash_table,
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
-__attribute__((
-    __deprecated__("Don't use g_cancellable_reset(). Create a new cancellable instead."))) void
-_nm_g_cancellable_reset(GCancellable *cancellable);
+_nm_deprecated("Don't use g_cancellable_reset(). Create a new cancellable "
+               "instead.") void _nm_g_cancellable_reset(GCancellable *cancellable);
 
 #undef g_cancellable_reset
 #define g_cancellable_reset(cancellable) _nm_g_cancellable_reset(cancellable)