diff --git a/package/ola/ola.mk b/package/ola/ola.mk
index 835ca4e50..bc7de2442 100644
--- a/package/ola/ola.mk
+++ b/package/ola/ola.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ OLA_CONF_OPT = \
 	--disable-tcmalloc \
 	--disable-unittests \
 	--disable-root-check \
-	--disable-java-libs
+	--disable-java-libs \
+	--disable-fatal-warnings
 
 # sets where to find python libs built for target and required by ola
 OLA_CONF_ENV = PYTHONPATH=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)/site-packages