diff --git a/tools/objtool/Makefile b/tools/objtool/Makefile
index 3a6425fefc43e10731a94bd318d47734149ec302..6976c73e60c444b50320adfc081ecd6beaec681f 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/objtool/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ OBJTOOL_IN := $(OBJTOOL)-in.o
 all: $(OBJTOOL)
 
 INCLUDES := -I$(srctree)/tools/include -I$(srctree)/tools/arch/$(HOSTARCH)/include/uapi
-CFLAGS   += -Wall -Werror $(EXTRA_WARNINGS) -Wno-switch-default -Wno-switch-enum -fomit-frame-pointer -O2 -g $(INCLUDES)
+WARNINGS := $(EXTRA_WARNINGS) -Wno-switch-default -Wno-switch-enum -Wno-packed
+CFLAGS   += -Wall -Werror $(WARNINGS) -fomit-frame-pointer -O2 -g $(INCLUDES)
 LDFLAGS  += -lelf $(LIBSUBCMD)
 
 # Allow old libelf to be used: