diff --git a/makefile.unix b/makefile.unix
index a8149377..8699d784 100644
--- a/makefile.unix
+++ b/makefile.unix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ EXTRA_FLAGS += -Wextra -Wold-style-definition
 EXTRA_FLAGS += -Wmissing-prototypes
 EXTRA_FLAGS += -Wmissing-declarations
 EXTRA_FLAGS += -Wdeclaration-after-statement
-EXTRA_FLAGS += -Wvla
+# EXTRA_FLAGS += -Wvla
 
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