diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e821f72..cb2fcba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -526,6 +526,8 @@ endif # $(dot-config)
 # Defaults vmlinux but it is usually overridden in the arch makefile
 all: vmlinux
 
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += -Wno-unused-but-set-variable
+
 ifdef CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -Os
 else