diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/Makefile
index 45ba0970504a..fe66ba8793cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/Makefile
@@ -11,3 +11,8 @@ mtk_eth-$(CONFIG_NET_MEDIATEK_SOC_WED) += mtk_wed_debugfs.o
 endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_MEDIATEK_SOC_WED) += mtk_wed_ops.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_MEDIATEK_STAR_EMAC) += mtk_star_emac.o
+
+# FIXME: temporarily silence -Warray-bounds on non W=1+ builds
+ifndef KBUILD_EXTRA_WARN
+CFLAGS_mtk_ppe.o += -Wno-array-bounds
+endif