diff --git a/usr.sbin/makefs/Makefile b/usr.sbin/makefs/Makefile
index 9c690fa7e70..c0f4469d29f 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/makefs/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/makefs/Makefile
@@ -49,4 +49,9 @@ LIBADD=		netbsd util sbuf
 HAS_TESTS=
 SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}+= tests
 
+# cd9660_generate_path_table adds a global variable to an on-stack
+# TAILQ which temporarily stores a pointer to the on-stack TAILQ head
+# in the global
+CWARNFLAGS.cd9660.c+= ${NO_WDANGLING_POINTER}
+
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>