diff --git a/audio/alsaaudio.c b/audio/alsaaudio.c
index 362a2276fd..635be73bf4 100644
--- a/audio/alsaaudio.c
+++ b/audio/alsaaudio.c
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@
 #include "audio.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 
-#if QEMU_GNUC_PREREQ(4, 3)
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Waddress"
-#endif
 
 #define AUDIO_CAP "alsa"
 #include "audio_int.h"