diff --git a/submodules/externals/build/libvpx/Android.mk b/submodules/externals/build/libvpx/Android.mk
index fd9f09d94..de63d94ec 100755
--- a/submodules/externals/build/libvpx/Android.mk
+++ b/submodules/externals/build/libvpx/Android.mk
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@ include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_MODULE := libvpx
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(TARGET_ARCH)/libvpx.a
 
+#turn off warnings since we cannot fix them
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -w
+
 include $(PREBUILT_STATIC_LIBRARY)