diff --git a/plat/common/aarch64/plat_common.c b/plat/common/aarch64/plat_common.c
index 080d356..ddd29f2 100644
--- a/plat/common/aarch64/plat_common.c
+++ b/plat/common/aarch64/plat_common.c
@@ -65,7 +65,15 @@
 #if !ERROR_DEPRECATED
 unsigned int plat_get_syscnt_freq2(void)
 {
+	WARN("plat_get_syscnt_freq() is deprecated\n");
+	WARN("Please define plat_get_syscnt_freq2()\n");
+	/*
+	 * Suppress deprecated declaration warning in compatibility function
+	 */
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
 	unsigned long long freq = plat_get_syscnt_freq();
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 
 	assert(freq >> 32 == 0);