diff --git a/src/apps/bin/findutils/locate/Jamfile b/src/apps/bin/findutils/locate/Jamfile
index 63a6fa6dca..6e5c5adb60 100644
--- a/src/apps/bin/findutils/locate/Jamfile
+++ b/src/apps/bin/findutils/locate/Jamfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) ] ;
 
 # set some additional defines
 {
-	SubDirCcFlags -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DLOCATE_DB='\"/var/locatedb\"' ;
+	SubDirCcFlags -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DLOCATE_DB='\"/var/locatedb\"' -w ;
 }
 
 local findutils_rsrc = [ FGristFiles findutils.rsrc ] ;