diff --git a/taglib/toolkit/trefcounter.h b/taglib/toolkit/trefcounter.h
index bc3cdd9b..db97c538 100644
--- a/taglib/toolkit/trefcounter.h
+++ b/taglib/toolkit/trefcounter.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "taglib.h"
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
+#  define OSATOMIC_DEPRECATED 0
 #  include <libkern/OSAtomic.h>
 #  define TAGLIB_ATOMIC_MAC
 #elif defined(WIN32) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(__WIN32__) || defined(__CYGWIN__)