diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/Makefile b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/Makefile
index 6f76c7b2adbc..a9aae2163639 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/Makefile
@@ -52,4 +52,5 @@ r8723au-$(CONFIG_8723AU_AP_MODE) += core/rtw_ap.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_R8723AU)	:= r8723au.o
 
-ccflags-y += -Wtype-limits -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__ -I$(src)/include
+ccflags-y += $(call cc-option,-Wtype-limits,)
+ccflags-y += -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__ -I$(src)/include