diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0bbf9d28af..78e0ab8db4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1258,6 +1258,7 @@ add_to nowarn_flags -Wno-string-plus-int
 add_to nowarn_flags -Wno-typedef-redefinition
 add_to nowarn_flags -Wno-tautological-type-limit-compare
 add_to nowarn_flags -Wno-psabi
+add_to nowarn_flags -Wno-gnu-variable-sized-type-not-at-end
 
 gcc_flags="$warn_flags $nowarn_flags"