diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 74dc1572a200..6579a7cae11d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1001,8 +1001,8 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -fstrict-flex-arrays=3)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_CC_NO_STRINGOP_OVERFLOW) += $(call cc-option, -Wno-stringop-overflow)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS-$(CONFIG_CC_STRINGOP_OVERFLOW) += $(call cc-option, -Wstringop-overflow)
 
-#Currently, disable -Wunterminated-string-initialization as an error
-KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -Wno-error=unterminated-string-initialization)
+#Currently, disable -Wunterminated-string-initialization as broken
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -Wno-unterminated-string-initialization)
 
 # disable invalid "can't wrap" optimizations for signed / pointers
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -fno-strict-overflow