diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/Makefile b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/Makefile
index dc2b3b46781e..01cc0d50fee6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/Makefile
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ ath6kl_core-y += wmi.o
 ath6kl_core-y += core.o
 ath6kl_core-y += recovery.o
 
+# FIXME: temporarily silence -Wdangling-pointer on non W=1+ builds
+ifndef KBUILD_EXTRA_WARN
+CFLAGS_htc_mbox.o += -Wno-dangling-pointer
+endif
+
 ath6kl_core-$(CONFIG_NL80211_TESTMODE) += testmode.o
 ath6kl_core-$(CONFIG_ATH6KL_TRACING) += trace.o