diff --git a/src/internal.h b/src/internal.h
index b1a05568a3..713734cd07 100644
--- a/src/internal.h
+++ b/src/internal.h
@@ -265,6 +265,10 @@
     _Pragma ("GCC diagnostic push") \
     _Pragma ("GCC diagnostic ignored \"-Wcast-align\"")
 
+#  define VIR_WARNINGS_NO_DEPRECATED \
+    _Pragma ("GCC diagnostic push") \
+    _Pragma ("GCC diagnostic ignored \"-Wdeprecated-declarations\"")
+
 #  if HAVE_SUGGEST_ATTRIBUTE_FORMAT
 #   define VIR_WARNINGS_NO_PRINTF \
     _Pragma ("GCC diagnostic push") \
@@ -289,6 +293,7 @@
     _Pragma ("GCC diagnostic pop")
 # else
 #  define VIR_WARNINGS_NO_CAST_ALIGN
+#  define VIR_WARNINGS_NO_DEPRECATED
 #  define VIR_WARNINGS_NO_PRINTF
 #  define VIR_WARNINGS_NO_WLOGICALOP_EQUAL_EXPR
 #  define VIR_WARNINGS_RESET
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetsaslcontext.c b/src/rpc/virnetsaslcontext.c
index c4492ecd2c..a7b891feb6 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetsaslcontext.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetsaslcontext.c
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ static int virNetSASLContextOnceInit(void)
 
 VIR_ONCE_GLOBAL_INIT(virNetSASLContext)
 
+/* Apple have annotated all SASL functions as deprecated for
+ * unknown reasons. Since they still work, lets just ignore
+ * the warnings. If Apple finally delete the SASL functions
+ * our configure check should already catch that
+ */
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+VIR_WARNINGS_NO_DEPRECATED
+#endif
 
 virNetSASLContextPtr virNetSASLContextNewClient(void)
 {
@@ -686,3 +694,7 @@ void virNetSASLSessionDispose(void *obj)
         sasl_dispose(&sasl->conn);
     VIR_FREE(sasl->callbacks);
 }
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+VIR_WARNINGS_RESET
+#endif