diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c9529d1562..5ecba94852 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ else()
 		add_compile_options(-fdiagnostics-color)
 	endif()
 
+	check_cxx_compiler_flag(-Wno-maybe-uninitialized flag_no_maybe_uninit)
+	if (flag_no_maybe_uninit)
+	add_compile_options(-Wno-maybe-uninitialized)
+	endif()
+	
 	if(NOT NINJA_FORCE_PSELECT)
 		# Check whether ppoll() is usable on the target platform.
 		# Set -DUSE_PPOLL=1 if this is the case.
@@ -255,6 +260,8 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
     endif()
   endif()
 
+
+
   # Tests all build into ninja_test executable.
   add_executable(ninja_test
     src/build_log_test.cc