diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bc9eae4..5cf4eb0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
 
 # This warning generated too much noise in a regular build.
 # Use make W=1 to enable this warning (see scripts/Makefile.build)
-KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -Wno-unused-but-set-variable)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-disable-warning, unused-but-set-variable)
 
 ifdef CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-optimize-sibling-calls
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Wdeclaration-after-statement,)
 
 # disable pointer signed / unsigned warnings in gcc 4.0
-KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Wno-pointer-sign,)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-disable-warning, pointer-sign)
 
 # disable invalid "can't wrap" optimizations for signed / pointers
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-fno-strict-overflow)