diff --git a/src/common/cmdline.c b/src/common/cmdline.c
index 58be881db..4b7021d54 100644
--- a/src/common/cmdline.c
+++ b/src/common/cmdline.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void InitCmdLine (int* aArgCount, char** aArgVec[], const char* aProgName)
  */
 {
     CmdLine	L;
-    unsigned	I;
+    int         I;
 
     /* Get the program name from argv[0] but strip a path */
     if (*(aArgVec)[0] == 0) {
diff --git a/src/common/make/gcc.mak b/src/common/make/gcc.mak
index 402c689e0..b29067c34 100644
--- a/src/common/make/gcc.mak
+++ b/src/common/make/gcc.mak
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # gcc Makefile for the binutils common stuff
 #
 
-CFLAGS 	= -g -O2 -Wall
+CFLAGS 	= -g -O2 -Wall -W
 CC	= gcc
 LDFLAGS	=
 LIB	= common.a