diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx2/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-mx2/Makefile
index 3710893a94ab4f596d7fb6b4aac026c6f5bd96ab..a9c94e39e32127f94544da43ca56109b459b11c8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx2/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx2/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 # Object file lists.
 
 obj-y	:=  generic.o devices.o serial.o
+CFLAGS_generic.o = -DIMX_NEEDS_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
+CFLAGS_devices.o = -DIMX_NEEDS_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
+CFLAGS_serial.o = -DIMX_NEEDS_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_MX21) += clock_imx21.o
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx3/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-mx3/Makefile
index 670fbb57b7d1912c41a6ec9b93a47578c61791ec..62b60931d87cd433cd1d101087dd55a22da41760 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx3/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx3/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 # Object file lists.
 
 obj-y				:= mm.o devices.o cpu.o
+CFLAGS_mm.o = -DIMX_NEEDS_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
+CFLAGS_devices.o = -DIMX_NEEDS_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
+CFLAGS_cpu.o = -DIMX_NEEDS_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MX31)		+= clock-imx31.o iomux-imx31.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MX35)		+= clock-imx35.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_MX31ADS)	+= mach-mx31ads.o
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_MX31LITE)	+= mach-mx31lite.o mx31lite-db.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_PCM037)	+= mach-pcm037.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_PCM037_EET)	+= mach-pcm037_eet.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_MX31_3DS)	+= mach-mx31_3ds.o
+CFLAGS_mach-mx31_3ds.o = -DIMX_NEEDS_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
 obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_MX31MOBOARD)	+= mach-mx31moboard.o mx31moboard-devboard.o \
 				   mx31moboard-marxbot.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MACH_QONG)		+= mach-qong.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Makefile b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Makefile
index 996cbac6932c77995650735715e9784c8bb5fbb5..7322bca8f5fbaabbe48412334d19c8d988885012 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/Makefile
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@ obj-y := irq.o clock.o gpio.o time.o devices.o cpu.o system.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MX1) += iomux-mx1-mx2.o dma-mx1-mx2.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MX2) += iomux-mx1-mx2.o dma-mx1-mx2.o
+CFLAGS_iomux-mx1-mx2.o = -DIMX_NEEDS_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
+CFLAGS_dma-mx1-mx2.o = -DIMX_NEEDS_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MXC_IOMUX_V3) += iomux-v3.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MXC_PWM)  += pwm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_EHCI_MXC) += ehci.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MXC_ULPI) += ulpi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MXC_AUDMUX_V1) += audmux-v1.o
+CFLAGS_audmux-v1.o = -DIMX_NEEDS_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MXC_AUDMUX_V2) += audmux-v2.o
+CFLAGS_audmux-v2.o = -DIMX_NEEDS_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx21.h b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx21.h
index 5b9f062cfd2559df69bc97e4daab92eec95c0329..5e2f16e5999560359d46ec6c1bdfee9bcffa6e36 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx21.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx21.h
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
 #define MX21_DMA_REQ_CSI_STAT	30
 #define MX21_DMA_REQ_CSI_RX	31
 
+#ifdef IMX_NEEDS_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
 /* these should go away */
 #define SDRAM_BASE_ADDR MX21_SDRAM_BASE_ADDR
 #define CSD1_BASE_ADDR MX21_CSD1_BASE_ADDR
@@ -216,5 +217,6 @@
 #define DMA_REQ_FIRI_RX MX21_DMA_REQ_FIRI_RX
 #define DMA_REQ_BMI_TX MX21_DMA_REQ_BMI_TX
 #define DMA_REQ_BMI_RX MX21_DMA_REQ_BMI_RX
+#endif
 
 #endif /* __ASM_ARCH_MXC_MX21_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx27.h b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx27.h
index cd292ffc1f7ee6a1b45a0580d3019c9345fe2e73..62746c0cd5cec01dd55ad70c3c4dbcf6d592e2ae 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx27.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx27.h
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@
 extern int mx27_revision(void);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef IMX_NEEDS_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
 /* these should go away */
 #define MSHC_BASE_ADDR MX27_MSHC_BASE_ADDR
 #define GPT5_BASE_ADDR MX27_GPT5_BASE_ADDR
@@ -297,5 +298,6 @@ extern int mx27_revision(void);
 #define DMA_REQ_UART6_RX MX27_DMA_REQ_UART6_RX
 #define DMA_REQ_SDHC3 MX27_DMA_REQ_SDHC3
 #define DMA_REQ_NFC MX27_DMA_REQ_NFC
+#endif
 
 #endif /* __ASM_ARCH_MXC_MX27_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx2x.h b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx2x.h
index f2eaf140ed02655608faa17219bf90bb3d588066..396470e8d93ec072cd4d0f51e73d7b7daaac8038 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx2x.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx2x.h
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
 #define MX2x_DMA_REQ_CSI_STAT	30
 #define MX2x_DMA_REQ_CSI_RX	31
 
+#ifdef IMX_NEEDS_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
 /* these should go away */
 #define AIPI_BASE_ADDR MX2x_AIPI_BASE_ADDR
 #define AIPI_BASE_ADDR_VIRT MX2x_AIPI_BASE_ADDR_VIRT
@@ -287,5 +288,6 @@
 #define DMA_REQ_UART1_TX MX2x_DMA_REQ_UART1_TX
 #define DMA_REQ_CSI_STAT MX2x_DMA_REQ_CSI_STAT
 #define DMA_REQ_CSI_RX MX2x_DMA_REQ_CSI_RX
+#endif
 
 #endif /* __ASM_ARCH_MXC_MX2x_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx31.h b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx31.h
index 0c005af2c8cf4dba8462cfafb4d38b3aec0e15a5..53da4c5976a96e2f03fa5b8f893fbfc3a45fa044 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx31.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx31.h
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
 #define MX31_SYSTEM_REV_MIN		MX31_CHIP_REV_1_0
 #define MX31_SYSTEM_REV_NUM		3
 
+#ifdef IMX_NEEDS_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
 /* these should go away */
 #define ATA_BASE_ADDR MX31_ATA_BASE_ADDR
 #define UART4_BASE_ADDR MX31_UART4_BASE_ADDR
@@ -223,3 +224,4 @@
 #define MXC_INT_UART5 MX31_INT_UART5
 #define MXC_INT_CCM MX31_INT_CCM
 #define MXC_INT_PCMCIA MX31_INT_PCMCIA
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx35.h b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx35.h
index 0e453b34ab922f3554cc309ab2eb48db1efc4825..ff2d2f0bfc931ffa2ce2d8ce06bbeb9a16b54075 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx35.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx35.h
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
 #define MX35_SYSTEM_REV_MIN		MX35_CHIP_REV_1_0
 #define MX35_SYSTEM_REV_NUM		3
 
+#ifdef IMX_NEEDS_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
 /* these should go away */
 #define MXC_FEC_BASE_ADDR MX35_FEC_BASE_ADDR
 #define MXC_INT_OWIRE MX35_INT_OWIRE
@@ -202,3 +203,4 @@
 #define MXC_INT_MLB MX35_INT_MLB
 #define MXC_INT_SPDIF MX35_INT_SPDIF
 #define MXC_INT_FEC MX35_INT_FEC
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx3x.h b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx3x.h
index be69272407ad98ee729a76aad60e0dde7c8062ca..5ae0b002d796c1bea27ad6549aa824823f27d47f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx3x.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx3x.h
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ static inline int mx31_revision(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef IMX_NEEDS_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
 /* these should go away */
 #define L2CC_BASE_ADDR MX3x_L2CC_BASE_ADDR
 #define L2CC_SIZE MX3x_L2CC_SIZE
@@ -401,5 +402,6 @@ static inline int mx31_revision(void)
 #define CHIP_REV_3_2 MX3x_CHIP_REV_3_2
 #define SYSTEM_REV_MIN MX3x_SYSTEM_REV_MIN
 #define SYSTEM_REV_NUM MX3x_SYSTEM_REV_NUM
+#endif
 
 #endif /*  __ASM_ARCH_MXC_MX31_H__ */