diff --git a/ports/unix/Makefile b/ports/unix/Makefile
index bb1f6a4740..6aee1a939b 100644
--- a/ports/unix/Makefile
+++ b/ports/unix/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ INC += -I$(BUILD)
 
 # compiler settings
 CWARN = -Wall -Werror
-CWARN += -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wpointer-arith -Wdouble-promotion -Wfloat-conversion
+CWARN += -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wpointer-arith -Wdouble-promotion -Wfloat-conversion -Wno-missing-field-initializers
 CFLAGS += $(INC) $(CWARN) -std=gnu99 -DUNIX $(COPT) -I$(VARIANT_DIR) $(CFLAGS_EXTRA)
 
 # Force the use of 64-bits for file sizes in C library functions on 32-bit platforms.