diff --git a/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_trace_marker.h b/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_trace_marker.h
index 4559956dc..8cc009ed4 100644
--- a/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_trace_marker.h
+++ b/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_trace_marker.h
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__cplusplus)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wc99-designator"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef XRT_FEATURE_TRACING
 #include <percetto.h>
 #endif
@@ -176,3 +181,7 @@ PERCETTO_TRACK_DECLARE(pa_wait);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__cplusplus)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif