diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e509cc704968..4527dc23a724 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -567,6 +567,10 @@ ifndef CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector)
 endif
 
+# This warning generated too much noise in a regular build.
+# Use make W=1 to enable this warning (see scripts/Makefile.build)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -Wno-unused-but-set-variable)
+
 ifdef CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-optimize-sibling-calls
 else
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 9c0c48127946..9fb19c0fbf8c 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ warning-1 += -Wmissing-format-attribute
 warning-1 += -Wmissing-prototypes
 warning-1 += -Wold-style-definition
 warning-1 += $(call cc-option, -Wmissing-include-dirs)
+warning-1 += $(call cc-option, -Wunused-but-set-variable)
 
 warning-2 := -Waggregate-return
 warning-2 += -Wcast-align