diff --git a/src/emucore/EventHandler.cxx b/src/emucore/EventHandler.cxx
index 684491faa..a635cd5de 100644
--- a/src/emucore/EventHandler.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/EventHandler.cxx
@@ -2784,6 +2784,11 @@ void EventHandler::exitEmulation(bool checkLauncher)
   }
 }
 
+#if defined(__clang__)
+  #pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wmissing-field-initializers"
+#elif defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__GNUG__)
+  #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wmissing-field-initializers"
+#endif
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 EventHandler::EmulActionList EventHandler::ourEmulActionList = { {
   { Event::Quit,                    "Quit"                                  },