diff --git a/third_party/libcxx/string b/third_party/libcxx/string
index 4f4a1197e..ef6957200 100644
--- a/third_party/libcxx/string
+++ b/third_party/libcxx/string
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 #ifndef _LIBCPP_STRING
 #define _LIBCPP_STRING
 
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wmaybe-uninitialized" // [jart]
+
 /*
     string synopsis
 
@@ -4396,4 +4399,6 @@ _LIBCPP_POP_MACROS
 #  include <utility>
 #endif
 
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop // [jart]
+
 #endif // _LIBCPP_STRING