diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/Makefile b/app/test-eventdev/Makefile
index cfe567a6d..2a9cc1fb1 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/Makefile
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
 APP = dpdk-test-eventdev
 
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -O3
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/Makefile b/app/test-pmd/Makefile
index 82b3481c0..ce4e578fe 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/Makefile
+++ b/app/test-pmd/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_TEST_PMD),y)
 #
 APP = testpmd
 
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -O3
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
diff --git a/drivers/event/sw/Makefile b/drivers/event/sw/Makefile
index 0ff9a7f28..6c38bf6f6 100644
--- a/drivers/event/sw/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/event/sw/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 LIB = librte_pmd_sw_event.a
 
 # build flags
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -O3
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 # for older GCC versions, allow us to initialize an event using
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/Makefile b/drivers/net/failsafe/Makefile
index ea2a8fe46..a3b8173aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/Makefile
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_FAILSAFE) += failsafe_flow.c
 # No exported include files
 
 # Basic CFLAGS:
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -std=gnu99 -Wextra
 CFLAGS += -O3
 CFLAGS += -I.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/Makefile b/drivers/net/ixgbe/Makefile
index 9efa5a40c..d0804fc5b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 #
 LIB = librte_pmd_ixgbe.a
 
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -O3
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
diff --git a/examples/eventdev_pipeline_sw_pmd/Makefile b/examples/eventdev_pipeline_sw_pmd/Makefile
index 241d0c141..66914f633 100644
--- a/examples/eventdev_pipeline_sw_pmd/Makefile
+++ b/examples/eventdev_pipeline_sw_pmd/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ APP = eventdev_pipeline_sw_pmd
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 SRCS-y := main.c
 
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -O3
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
diff --git a/examples/flow_classify/Makefile b/examples/flow_classify/Makefile
index 56062486f..a00b75eff 100644
--- a/examples/flow_classify/Makefile
+++ b/examples/flow_classify/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ APP = flow_classify
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 SRCS-y := flow_classify.c
 
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -O3
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/Makefile b/examples/ipsec-secgw/Makefile
index 9b7bacb3e..c4d07cc9d 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ endif
 
 APP = ipsec-secgw
 
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -O3 -gdwarf-2
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_TOOLCHAIN_ICC),y)
diff --git a/examples/service_cores/Makefile b/examples/service_cores/Makefile
index 2dc36134b..4f79c9776 100644
--- a/examples/service_cores/Makefile
+++ b/examples/service_cores/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ APP = service_cores
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 SRCS-y := main.c
 
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
 # workaround for a gcc bug with noreturn attribute
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile
index 3c3407b78..5e6ae5da3 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ARCH_DIR ?= $(RTE_ARCH)
 VPATH += $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/common
 VPATH += $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/common/arch/$(ARCH_DIR)
 
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -I$(SRCDIR)/include
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/common
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/common/include
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/Makefile
index 7e94e914a..aa52a01ee 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/Makefile
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EAL_IGB_UIO) += igb_uio
 DIRS-$(CONFIG_RTE_KNI_KMOD) += kni
 DEPDIRS-kni := eal
 
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
+
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.subdir.mk
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile
index 588c0bdfb..87c1db1f0 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 LIB = librte_eal.a
 
 ARCH_DIR ?= $(RTE_ARCH)
+
 EXPORT_MAP := ../../rte_eal_version.map
 VPATH += $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/common/arch/$(ARCH_DIR)
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ LIBABIVER := 6
 
 VPATH += $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/common
 
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -I$(SRCDIR)/include
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/common
 CFLAGS += -I$(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/common/include
diff --git a/lib/librte_eventdev/Makefile b/lib/librte_eventdev/Makefile
index 7fd78c7fd..d27dd0707 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eventdev/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eventdev/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ LIB = librte_eventdev.a
 LIBABIVER := 3
 
 # build flags
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -O3
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_ring -lrte_ethdev -lrte_hash
diff --git a/lib/librte_security/Makefile b/lib/librte_security/Makefile
index bd92343bd..8daebea46 100644
--- a/lib/librte_security/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_security/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ LIB = librte_security.a
 LIBABIVER := 1
 
 # build flags
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -O3
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_mempool
diff --git a/mk/internal/rte.compile-pre.mk b/mk/internal/rte.compile-pre.mk
index d1dd6df02..a734cbbd0 100644
--- a/mk/internal/rte.compile-pre.mk
+++ b/mk/internal/rte.compile-pre.mk
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ C_TO_O = $(CC) -Wp,-MD,$(call obj2dep,$(@)).tmp $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) \
 C_TO_O_STR = $(subst ','\'',$(C_TO_O)) #'# fix syntax highlight
 C_TO_O_DISP = $(if $(V),"$(C_TO_O_STR)","  CC $(@)")
 endif
+EXPERIMENTAL_CHECK = $(RTE_SDK)/buildtools/check-experimental-syms.sh
+CHECK_EXPERIMENTAL = $(EXPERIMENTAL_CHECK) $(SRCDIR)/$(EXPORT_MAP) $@
+
 PMDINFO_GEN = $(RTE_SDK_BIN)/app/dpdk-pmdinfogen $@ $@.pmd.c
 PMDINFO_CC = $(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@.pmd.o $@.pmd.c
 PMDINFO_LD = $(CROSS)ld $(LDFLAGS) -r -o $@.o $@.pmd.o $@
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ C_TO_O_DO = @set -e; \
 	echo $(C_TO_O_DISP); \
 	$(C_TO_O) && \
 	$(PMDINFO_TO_O) && \
+	$(CHECK_EXPERIMENTAL) && \
 	echo $(C_TO_O_CMD) > $(call obj2cmd,$(@)) && \
 	sed 's,'$@':,dep_'$@' =,' $(call obj2dep,$(@)).tmp > $(call obj2dep,$(@)) && \
 	rm -f $(call obj2dep,$(@)).tmp
diff --git a/mk/toolchain/clang/rte.vars.mk b/mk/toolchain/clang/rte.vars.mk
index 52ca9fca3..3c49dc568 100644
--- a/mk/toolchain/clang/rte.vars.mk
+++ b/mk/toolchain/clang/rte.vars.mk
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ WERROR_FLAGS := -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes
 WERROR_FLAGS += -Wmissing-declarations -Wold-style-definition -Wpointer-arith
 WERROR_FLAGS += -Wnested-externs -Wcast-qual
 WERROR_FLAGS += -Wformat-nonliteral -Wformat-security
-WERROR_FLAGS += -Wundef -Wwrite-strings
+WERROR_FLAGS += -Wundef -Wwrite-strings -Wdeprecated
 
 ifeq ($(RTE_DEVEL_BUILD),y)
 WERROR_FLAGS += -Werror
diff --git a/mk/toolchain/gcc/rte.vars.mk b/mk/toolchain/gcc/rte.vars.mk
index 7763ba79b..7e4531bab 100644
--- a/mk/toolchain/gcc/rte.vars.mk
+++ b/mk/toolchain/gcc/rte.vars.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ WERROR_FLAGS := -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes
 WERROR_FLAGS += -Wmissing-declarations -Wold-style-definition -Wpointer-arith
 WERROR_FLAGS += -Wcast-align -Wnested-externs -Wcast-qual
 WERROR_FLAGS += -Wformat-nonliteral -Wformat-security
-WERROR_FLAGS += -Wundef -Wwrite-strings
+WERROR_FLAGS += -Wundef -Wwrite-strings -Wdeprecated
 
 ifeq ($(RTE_DEVEL_BUILD),y)
 WERROR_FLAGS += -Werror
diff --git a/mk/toolchain/icc/rte.vars.mk b/mk/toolchain/icc/rte.vars.mk
index ff338d661..aa1422bf1 100644
--- a/mk/toolchain/icc/rte.vars.mk
+++ b/mk/toolchain/icc/rte.vars.mk
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ TOOLCHAIN_ASFLAGS =
 WERROR_FLAGS := -Wall -w2 -diag-disable 271 -diag-warning 1478
 WERROR_FLAGS += -diag-disable 13368 -diag-disable 15527
 WERROR_FLAGS += -diag-disable 188
-WERROR_FLAGS += -diag-disable 11074 -diag-disable 11076
+WERROR_FLAGS += -diag-disable 11074 -diag-disable 11076 -Wdeprecated
 
 ifeq ($(RTE_DEVEL_BUILD),y)
 WERROR_FLAGS += -Werror-all
