diff --git a/config/kernel.m4 b/config/kernel.m4
index afb0cc7fa..a44132837 100644
--- a/config/kernel.m4
+++ b/config/kernel.m4
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG_KERNEL], [
 
 	dnl # -Wall -fno-strict-aliasing -Wstrict-prototypes and other
 	dnl # compiler options are added by the kernel build system.
+	KERNELCPPFLAGS="$KERNELCPPFLAGS -Wno-declaration-after-statement"
 	KERNELCPPFLAGS="$KERNELCPPFLAGS $NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE"
 	KERNELCPPFLAGS="$KERNELCPPFLAGS $NO_BOOL_COMPARE"
 	KERNELCPPFLAGS="$KERNELCPPFLAGS -DHAVE_SPL -D_KERNEL"