diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 91e12849..d40362ee 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([$CWFLAGS -Wredundant-decls], [CWFLAGS="$CWFLAGS -Wredunda
 AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([$CWFLAGS -Wstrict-prototypes], [CWFLAGS="$CWFLAGS -Wstrict-prototypes"])
 AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([$CWFLAGS -Wswitch-enum], [CWFLAGS="$CWFLAGS -Wswitch-enum"])
 AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([$CWFLAGS -Wvariable-decl], [CWFLAGS="$CWFLAGS -Wvariable-decl"])
+AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([$CWFLAGS -Wno-type-limits], [CWFLAGS="$CWFLAGS -Wno-type-limits"])
 
 AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,-z,relro], [LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-z,relro"])
 AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,-z,now], [LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-z,now"])