diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_global_subprogs.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_global_subprogs.c
index 67dddd941891..27f4b2da131b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_global_subprogs.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_global_subprogs.c
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
 #include "xdp_metadata.h"
 #include "bpf_kfuncs.h"
 
+/* The compiler may be able to detect the access to uninitialized
+   memory in the routines performing out of bound memory accesses and
+   emit warnings about it.  This is the case of GCC. */
+#if !defined(__clang__)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wmaybe-uninitialized"
+#endif
+
 int arr[1];
 int unkn_idx;
 const volatile bool call_dead_subprog = false;