diff --git a/ncompress-4.2.4.4-silence-gcc.patch b/ncompress-4.2.4.4-silence-gcc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..738ce80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ncompress-4.2.4.4-silence-gcc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+diff --git a/compress42.c b/compress42.c
+index c3f6b35..834c2f2 100644
+--- a/compress42.c
++++ b/compress42.c
+@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
+ 		REG4	char		**fileptr;
+ 	int i;
+ 
+-    	if (fgnd_flag = (signal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN) != SIG_IGN))
++	if ((fgnd_flag = (signal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN)) != SIG_IGN))
+ 			signal(SIGINT, (SIG_TYPE)abort_compress);
+ 
+ 		signal(SIGTERM, (SIG_TYPE)abort_compress);
+@@ -1016,8 +1016,8 @@ comprexx(fileptr)
+ 
+ 					if (infstat.st_nlink > 1 && (!force))
+ 					{
+-			  			fprintf(stderr, "%s has %d other links: unchanged\n",
+-										tempname, infstat.st_nlink - 1);
++						fprintf(stderr, "%s has %ld other links: unchanged\n",
++										tempname, (long)(infstat.st_nlink - 1));
+ 						exit_code = 1;
+ 			  			return;
+ 					}
+@@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@ compdir(dir)
+ 		** think it's worth it. -- Dave Mack
+ 		*/
+ 
+-		while (dp = readdir(dirp))
++		while ((dp = readdir(dirp)))
+ 		{
+ 			if (dp->d_ino == 0)
+ 				continue;
diff --git a/ncompress.spec b/ncompress.spec
index f881013..6c668aa 100644
--- a/ncompress.spec
+++ b/ncompress.spec
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ Patch4: ncompress-4.2.4.4-endians.patch
 # ~> downstream
 Patch5: ncompress-4.2.4.4-memmove.patch
 
+# silence gcc warnings
+# ~> downstream
+Patch6: ncompress-4.2.4.4-silence-gcc.patch
+
 BuildRequires: gcc glibc-devel fileutils
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@ sed "s/\$(ARCH_FLAGS)/$ARCH_FLAGS/" Makefile.def > Makefile
 %patch3 -p1 -b .2GB
 %patch4 -p1 -b .endians
 %patch5 -p1 -b .memmove
+%patch6 -p1 -b .silence-gcc
 
 %build
 make CFLAGS="%{optflags} %{?nc_endian} %{?nc_align}"
@@ -95,6 +100,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %changelog
 * Fri Mar 01 2013 Pavel Raiskup <praiskup@redhat.com> - 4.2.4.4-1
 - upstream is dead -> rebase to fork of Mike Frysinger
+- silence gcc warnings
 
 * Thu Feb 14 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 4.2.4-59
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_19_Mass_Rebuild