diff --git a/m4/virt-compile-warnings.m4 b/m4/virt-compile-warnings.m4
index 7c86fdd3c6..1318ca59b9 100644
--- a/m4/virt-compile-warnings.m4
+++ b/m4/virt-compile-warnings.m4
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([LIBVIRT_COMPILE_WARNINGS],[
     dontwarn="$dontwarn -Wunused-macros"
     dontwarn="$dontwarn -Woverlength-strings"
     dontwarn="$dontwarn -Wstack-protector"
+    dontwarn="$dontwarn -Wsuggest-attribute=malloc"
 
     # Get all possible GCC warnings
     gl_MANYWARN_ALL_GCC([maybewarn])