diff --git a/libs/hwui/Android.common.mk b/libs/hwui/Android.common.mk
index 3e766560d2aa7..a5bfde736334c 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Android.common.mk
+++ b/libs/hwui/Android.common.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # getConfig in external/skia/include/core/SkBitmap.h is deprecated.
 # Allow Gnu extension: in-class initializer of static 'const float' member.
+# DeferredLayerUpdater.h: private field 'mRenderThread' is not used.
 LOCAL_CLANG_CFLAGS += \
     -Wno-deprecated-declarations \
-    -Wno-gnu-static-float-init
+    -Wno-gnu-static-float-init \
+    -Wno-unused-private-field
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
     font/CacheTexture.cpp \