diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Makefile
index 0ddfb5b5d53c..2e6c5f258a1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Makefile
@@ -17,3 +17,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_BGMAC_BCMA) += bgmac-bcma.o bgmac-bcma-mdio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BGMAC_PLATFORM) += bgmac-platform.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYSTEMPORT) += bcmsysport.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BNXT) += bnxt/
+
+# FIXME: temporarily silence -Warray-bounds on non W=1+ builds
+ifndef KBUILD_EXTRA_WARN
+CFLAGS_tg3.o += -Wno-array-bounds
+endif