diff --git a/contrib/adaptive-compression/Makefile b/contrib/adaptive-compression/Makefile
index c26efcd28..2c6867f5c 100644
--- a/contrib/adaptive-compression/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/adaptive-compression/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ CPPFLAGS += -I$(ZSTDDIR) -I$(ZSTDDIR)/common -I$(ZSTDDIR)/compress \
 CFLAGS   ?= -O3
 CFLAGS   += -Wall -Wextra -Wcast-qual -Wcast-align -Wshadow                 \
             -Wstrict-aliasing=1 -Wswitch-enum -Wdeclaration-after-statement \
-            -Wstrict-prototypes -Wundef -Wformat-security                   \
+            -Wstrict-prototypes -Wundef                                     \
             -Wvla -Wformat=2 -Winit-self -Wfloat-equal -Wwrite-strings      \
             -Wredundant-decls
 CFLAGS   += $(DEBUGFLAGS)