diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/linux b/sys/unix/hints/linux
index 391f4b9ae..dcdee332d 100644
--- a/sys/unix/hints/linux
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/linux
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ CFLAGS+=-DCURSES_GRAPHICS
 #CFLAGS+=-DSCORE_ON_BOTL
 #CFLAGS+=-DMSGHANDLER
 #CFLAGS+=-DTTY_TILES_ESCCODES
-CFLAGS+=-Wdiscarded-qualifiers -Wformat
 
 LINK=$(CC)
 # Only needed for GLIBC stack trace: