diff --git a/usr.sbin/ancontrol/Makefile b/usr.sbin/ancontrol/Makefile
index 113043b7308f..b0f66cd15a86 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ancontrol/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/ancontrol/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 PROG=	ancontrol
 MAN=	ancontrol.8
 
-WARNS?=	6
+WARNS?=	3
 CFLAGS+= -DANCACHE -I${.CURDIR}/../../sys
 
 DPADD=	${LIBMD}