diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0e4b4f219..d5b33e6ba 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ project(
 add_project_arguments('-Wno-unused-parameter', language: 'c')
 add_project_arguments('-Wno-unused-function', language: 'c')
 add_project_arguments('-Wno-unused-result', language: 'c')
+add_project_arguments('-DWL_HIDE_DEPRECATED', language: 'c')
 add_project_arguments('-DWLR_USE_UNSTABLE', language: 'c')
 
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
diff --git a/sway/commands/move.c b/sway/commands/move.c
index d0f6b9eaf..7b7cb8f39 100644
--- a/sway/commands/move.c
+++ b/sway/commands/move.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static struct sway_container *output_in_direction(const char *direction_string,
 		{ "right", WLR_DIRECTION_RIGHT },
 	};
 
-	enum wlr_direction direction;
+	enum wlr_direction direction = 0;
 
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(names) / sizeof(names[0]); ++i) {
 		if (strcasecmp(names[i].name, direction_string) == 0) {