diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 614917c..991af12 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@
 set(LIBYANG_SOVERSION_FULL ${LIBYANG_MAJOR_SOVERSION}.${LIBYANG_MINOR_SOVERSION}.${LIBYANG_MICRO_SOVERSION})
 set(LIBYANG_SOVERSION ${LIBYANG_MAJOR_SOVERSION})
 
-set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS                "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -Wno-missing-field-initializers -std=c11")
+# global C flags
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS                "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -std=c11")
 
 include_directories(${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/src ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src)