diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2f323e4..d6bc3c3 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ fcping_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
 ## rules for building fipvlan
 fipvlan_SOURCES = fipvlan.c
 fipvlan_LDADD = lib/libutil.a
+# These look like valid warnings, but the code may be fine in practice.  Someone
+# with a deeper understanding of the source needs to chime in
+fipvlan_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -Wno-error=array-bounds -Wno-stringop-overread
+
 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS=subdir-objects
 noinst_LIBRARIES = lib/libutil.a libopenfcoe.a
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 11262ec..08bc207 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fcoemon_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(DCBD_CFLAGS)
 ## rules for building fcping
 fcping_SOURCES = fcping.c
 fcping_LDADD = lib/libutil.a libopenfcoe.a $(PCIACCESS_LIBS) -lrt
-fcping_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
+fcping_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -Wno-error=stringop-overflow
 
 ## rules for building fipvlan
 fipvlan_SOURCES = fipvlan.c