diff --git a/third_party/awk/BUILD.mk b/third_party/awk/BUILD.mk
index 7cbbc4fcf..42ea4aad8 100644
--- a/third_party/awk/BUILD.mk
+++ b/third_party/awk/BUILD.mk
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ o/$(MODE)/third_party/awk/README.zip.o:			\
 		ZIPOBJ_FLAGS +=				\
 			-B
 
+$(THIRD_PARTY_AWK_OBJS): private CFLAGS += -Wno-use-after-free
+
 THIRD_PARTY_AWK_BINS = $(THIRD_PARTY_AWK_COMS) $(THIRD_PARTY_AWK_COMS:%=%.dbg)
 THIRD_PARTY_AWK_COMS = o/$(MODE)/third_party/awk/awk
 THIRD_PARTY_AWK_LIBS = $(THIRD_PARTY_AWK_A)