diff --git a/src/core/deprecated.h b/src/core/deprecated.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63ff10f95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/deprecated.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#ifndef NS3_DEPRECATED_H
+#define NS3_DEPRECATED_H
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+#define NS_DEPRECATED __attribute__ ((deprecated))
+#else
+#define NS_DEPRECATED
+#endif
+
+#endif /* NS3_DEPRECATED_H */
diff --git a/src/core/wscript b/src/core/wscript
index bf7ca3b5d..9646b06c7 100644
--- a/src/core/wscript
+++ b/src/core/wscript
@@ -110,5 +110,6 @@ def build(bld):
         'trace-source-accessor.h',
         'config.h',
         'object-vector.h',
+        'deprecated.h'
         ]