diff --git a/lib/rte_vhost/Makefile b/lib/rte_vhost/Makefile
index ca7abb3a6..5a42ed390 100644
--- a/lib/rte_vhost/Makefile
+++ b/lib/rte_vhost/Makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 CFLAGS += -I.
 CFLAGS += $(ENV_CFLAGS)
 CFLAGS += -include rte_config.h
+CFLAGS += -Wno-address-of-packed-member
 
 # These are the DPDK vhost files copied (for now) into SPDK
 C_SRCS += fd_man.c socket.c vhost_user.c vhost.c