diff --git a/src/hb.hh b/src/hb.hh
index 11ca2fac4..86dccd6ef 100644
--- a/src/hb.hh
+++ b/src/hb.hh
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wpacked" // Erratic impl in clang
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wstrict-aliasing"
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wtype-limits"
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wc++11-compat" // only gcc raises it
 #endif
 
 #endif