diff --git a/serde_derive/src/de.rs b/serde_derive/src/de.rs
index e73193b0..f371680e 100644
--- a/serde_derive/src/de.rs
+++ b/serde_derive/src/de.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use internals::{self, attr};
 
 use std::iter;
 
-pub fn expand_derive_deserialize(item: &syn::MacroInput) -> Result<Tokens, String> {
+pub fn expand_derive_deserialize(item: &syn::DeriveInput) -> Result<Tokens, String> {
     let item = {
         let ctxt = internals::Ctxt::new();
         let item = Item::from_ast(&ctxt, item);
diff --git a/serde_derive/src/lib.rs b/serde_derive/src/lib.rs
index 0f81cb46..cf80dc64 100644
--- a/serde_derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/serde_derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ mod ser;
 
 #[proc_macro_derive(Serialize, attributes(serde))]
 pub fn derive_serialize(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
-    let input = syn::parse_macro_input(&input.to_string()).unwrap();
+    let input = syn::parse_derive_input(&input.to_string()).unwrap();
     match ser::expand_derive_serialize(&input) {
         Ok(expanded) => expanded.parse().unwrap(),
         Err(msg) => panic!(msg),
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub fn derive_serialize(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 
 #[proc_macro_derive(Deserialize, attributes(serde))]
 pub fn derive_deserialize(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
-    let input = syn::parse_macro_input(&input.to_string()).unwrap();
+    let input = syn::parse_derive_input(&input.to_string()).unwrap();
     match de::expand_derive_deserialize(&input) {
         Ok(expanded) => expanded.parse().unwrap(),
         Err(msg) => panic!(msg),
diff --git a/serde_derive/src/ser.rs b/serde_derive/src/ser.rs
index c8efe1af..f85839e5 100644
--- a/serde_derive/src/ser.rs
+++ b/serde_derive/src/ser.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use bound;
 use internals::ast::{Body, Field, Item, Style, Variant};
 use internals::{self, attr};
 
-pub fn expand_derive_serialize(item: &syn::MacroInput) -> Result<Tokens, String> {
+pub fn expand_derive_serialize(item: &syn::DeriveInput) -> Result<Tokens, String> {
     let ctxt = internals::Ctxt::new();
     let item = Item::from_ast(&ctxt, item);
     try!(ctxt.check());