diff --git a/sbin/geom/class/eli/Makefile b/sbin/geom/class/eli/Makefile
index 411b49303472..119566876d71 100644
--- a/sbin/geom/class/eli/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/geom/class/eli/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SRCS+=	sha2.c
 DPADD=	${LIBMD} ${LIBCRYPTO}
 LDADD=	-lmd -lcrypto
 
-WARNS?=	6
+WARNS?=	3
 
 CFLAGS+=-I${.CURDIR}/../../../../sys