diff --git a/libexec/talkd/Makefile b/libexec/talkd/Makefile
index 4900857f5c17..10f65196c099 100644
--- a/libexec/talkd/Makefile
+++ b/libexec/talkd/Makefile
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ SRCS=	talkd.c announce.c process.c table.c print.c ttymsg.c
 .PATH:  ${.CURDIR}/../../usr.bin/wall
 MAN=	talkd.8
 CFLAGS+=-I${.CURDIR}/../../usr.bin/wall
-
-WARNS?=	6
+WFORMAT=0
 
 DPADD=	${LIBULOG}
 LDADD=	-lulog