diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3e7bbbb008..7d009c6cc2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ ifeq ($(BUILD_FILTER), 1)
    DEFINES += -DHAVE_FILTER
 endif
 
-CFLAGS = -Wall -O3 -std=gnu99 -Wno-unused-variable -I. $(DEFINES)
+CFLAGS = -Wall -O3 -std=gnu99 -I. $(DEFINES)
 
 all: $(TARGET)