diff --git a/src/lib/eo/Eo.h b/src/lib/eo/Eo.h
index ad70c0ca2f..4eb13cd607 100644
--- a/src/lib/eo/Eo.h
+++ b/src/lib/eo/Eo.h
@@ -1025,9 +1025,12 @@ EAPI const Eo_Event_Description *eo_base_legacy_only_event_description_get(const
  */
 
 /* XXX: Deprecated, here for compat, DO NOT USE */
-#define EO_EV_CALLBACK_ADD EO_BASE_EVENT_CALLBACK_ADD
-#define EO_EV_CALLBACK_DEL EO_BASE_EVENT_CALLBACK_DEL
-#define EO_EV_DEL EO_BASE_EVENT_DEL
+EINA_DEPRECATED static inline const Eo_Event_Description* _EO_EV_CALLBACK_ADD(void) { return EO_BASE_EVENT_CALLBACK_ADD; }
+EINA_DEPRECATED static inline const Eo_Event_Description* _EO_EV_CALLBACK_DEL(void) { return EO_BASE_EVENT_CALLBACK_DEL; }
+EINA_DEPRECATED static inline const Eo_Event_Description* _EO_EV_DEL(void) { return EO_BASE_EVENT_DEL; }
+#define EO_EV_CALLBACK_ADD _EO_EV_CALLBACK_ADD()
+#define EO_EV_CALLBACK_DEL _EO_EV_CALLBACK_DEL()
+#define EO_EV_DEL _EO_EV_DEL()
 
 /**
  * @}