diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 8bbe3a1e6..4b7f47314 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.71 -
 ===============================
+  Fix redundant declarations and always compile with -Wredundant-decls.
   Fix possible hang when all mirror images of a mirrored log fail.
   Do not log backtrace in valid _lv_resume() code path.
   Cleanup help strings in configure.in.
diff --git a/make.tmpl.in b/make.tmpl.in
index 27d02d8c6..75678d547 100644
--- a/make.tmpl.in
+++ b/make.tmpl.in
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ INSTALL_SCRIPT = $(INSTALL) -p $(M_INSTALL_PROGRAM)
 
 .SUFFIXES: .c .d .o .so .a .po .pot .mo .dylib
 
-CFLAGS += -fPIC -Wall -Wundef -Wshadow -Wcast-align -Wwrite-strings -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wnested-externs -Winline -Wmissing-noreturn -Wformat-security
+CFLAGS += -fPIC -Wall -Wundef -Wshadow -Wcast-align -Wwrite-strings -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wnested-externs -Winline -Wmissing-noreturn -Wformat-security -Wredundant-decls
 
-#CFLAGS += -W -Wconversion -Wpointer-arith -Wredundant-decls -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-qual
+#CFLAGS += -W -Wconversion -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-qual
 #CFLAGS += -pedantic -std=gnu99
 
 CFLAGS += @COPTIMISE_FLAG@