diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e3302e45f0..a3d699db4e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ char * strerror(int n);
 #define BOOST_DISABLE_THREADS 1
 #define BOOST_NO_WREGEX 1
 #define BOOST_NO_WSTRING 1
+#define BOOST_SIGNALS_NO_DEPRECATION_WARNING 1
 
 // TR1 regex not supported in GCC <= 4.5
 #ifndef LYX_USE_TR1