diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8872056274..f09b3a96dd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ ifeq ($(DEBUG), 1)
    OPTIMIZE_FLAG = -O0
 endif
 
-CFLAGS += -Wall $(OPTIMIZE_FLAG) -g -I. -pedantic
+CFLAGS += -Wall -Wno-unused-result $(OPTIMIZE_FLAG) -g -I. -pedantic
 ifeq ($(CXX_BUILD), 1)
    CFLAGS += -std=c++0x -xc++ -D__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS
 else
diff --git a/Makefile.win b/Makefile.win
index e847d38f3c..c234e23b05 100644
--- a/Makefile.win
+++ b/Makefile.win
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ ifneq ($(V), 1)
    Q := @
 endif
 
-CFLAGS += -Wall -O3 -I.
+CFLAGS += -Wall -Wno-unused-result -O3 -I.
 ifeq ($(CXX_BUILD), 1)
    CFLAGS += -std=c++0x -xc++ -D__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS
 else