diff --git a/repos/base-hw/lib/mk/spec/cortex_a8/core-hw.inc b/repos/base-hw/lib/mk/spec/cortex_a8/core-hw.inc
index c603384853..a71386347a 100644
--- a/repos/base-hw/lib/mk/spec/cortex_a8/core-hw.inc
+++ b/repos/base-hw/lib/mk/spec/cortex_a8/core-hw.inc
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ NR_OF_CPUS = 1
 
 # include less specific configuration
 include $(call select_from_repositories,lib/mk/spec/arm_v7/core-hw.inc)
+
+CC_CXX_WARN_STRICT_CONVERSION =