diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile
index 9bdfcee2f448e8394a66fdeebc8ae9bd2a2219df..eff94bcd1f0ab07c668d447c6793ca7ff51b0292 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@ ath9k_hw-y:=	\
 		ar9003_eeprom.o \
 		ar9003_paprd.o
 
-# FIXME: temporarily silence -Warray-bounds on non W=1+ builds
-ifndef KBUILD_EXTRA_WARN
-CFLAGS_mac.o += -Wno-array-bounds
-endif
-
 ath9k_hw-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_WOW) += ar9003_wow.o
 
 ath9k_hw-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_BTCOEX_SUPPORT) += btcoex.o \