diff --git a/utils/nwztools/database/nvp/Makefile b/utils/nwztools/database/nvp/Makefile
index d12bcb3451..0838912b80 100644
--- a/utils/nwztools/database/nvp/Makefile
+++ b/utils/nwztools/database/nvp/Makefile
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ CC=gcc
 CXX=g++
 LD=g++
 PROFILE=
-CFLAGS=-g $(PROFILE) -std=c99 -W -Wall $(DEFINES) `xml2-config --cflags`
-CXXFLAGS=-g $(PROFILE) -W -Wall $(DEFINES) `xml2-config --cflags`
+CFLAGS=-g $(PROFILE) -std=c99 -Wall $(DEFINES) `xml2-config --cflags`
+CXXFLAGS=-g $(PROFILE) -Wall $(DEFINES) `xml2-config --cflags`
 LDFLAGS=$(PROFILE) `xml2-config --libs`
 BINS=nvptool
 
diff --git a/utils/nwztools/emmctools/Makefile b/utils/nwztools/emmctools/Makefile
index 953757fdab..15f8bf8d17 100644
--- a/utils/nwztools/emmctools/Makefile
+++ b/utils/nwztools/emmctools/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 DEFINES=
 CC=gcc
 LD=gcc
-CFLAGS=-g -std=c99 -W -Wall $(DEFINES)
+CFLAGS=-g -std=c99 -Wall $(DEFINES)
 LDFLAGS=
 BINS=emmctool
 
diff --git a/utils/nwztools/scsitools/Makefile b/utils/nwztools/scsitools/Makefile
index f7912c5d93..6b2d7a86a4 100644
--- a/utils/nwztools/scsitools/Makefile
+++ b/utils/nwztools/scsitools/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ CC=$(PREFIX)gcc
 LD=$(PREFIX)gcc
 NWZ_DB_DIR=../database
 INCLUDES=-I$(NWZ_DB_DIR) -I$(SCSI_DIR)
-CFLAGS=-std=c99 -W -Wall $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES)
+CFLAGS=-std=c99 -Wall $(DEFINES) $(INCLUDES)
 LDFLAGS=-L$(SCSI_DIR) -lrbscsi
 BINS=scsitool
 
diff --git a/utils/nwztools/upgtools/Makefile b/utils/nwztools/upgtools/Makefile
index 57525c1770..fcfc889ae6 100644
--- a/utils/nwztools/upgtools/Makefile
+++ b/utils/nwztools/upgtools/Makefile
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ CC=gcc
 CXX=g++
 LD=g++
 PROFILE=
-CFLAGS=-g $(PROFILE) -std=c99 -W -Wall $(DEFINES) `pkg-config --cflags libcrypto++`
-CXXFLAGS=-g $(PROFILE) -W -Wall $(DEFINES) `pkg-config --cflags libcrypto++`
+CFLAGS=-g $(PROFILE) -std=c99 -Wall $(DEFINES) `pkg-config --cflags libcrypto++`
+CXXFLAGS=-g $(PROFILE) -Wall $(DEFINES) `pkg-config --cflags libcrypto++`
 LDFLAGS=$(PROFILE) `pkg-config --libs libcrypto++` -lpthread
 BINS=upgtool