diff --git a/src/TrayIcon.cpp b/src/TrayIcon.cpp
index e7348b8..8f62e56 100644
--- a/src/TrayIcon.cpp
+++ b/src/TrayIcon.cpp
@@ -134,12 +134,16 @@ TrayIcon::setUnreadCount(int count)
 {
 // Use the native badge counter in MacOS.
 #if defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+// currently, to avoid writing obj-c code, ignore deprecated warnings on the badge functions
+#pragma clang diagnostic push
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
         auto labelText = count == 0 ? "" : QString::number(count);
 
         if (labelText == QtMac::badgeLabelText())
                 return;
 
         QtMac::setBadgeLabelText(labelText);
+#pragma clang diagnostic pop
 #elif defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 // FIXME: Find a way to use Windows apis for the badge counter (if any).
 #else