diff --git a/bin/pax/Makefile b/bin/pax/Makefile
index f142bfcc05a..de76e6cf075 100644
--- a/bin/pax/Makefile
+++ b/bin/pax/Makefile
@@ -33,4 +33,8 @@ SRCS=	ar_io.c ar_subs.c buf_subs.c cache.c cpio.c file_subs.c ftree.c \
 #MAN=	pax.1 tar.1 cpio.1
 #LINKS=	${BINDIR}/pax ${BINDIR}/tar ${BINDIR}/pax ${BINDIR}/cpio
 
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "arm"
+WARNS?=	3
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/lib/libarchive/Makefile b/lib/libarchive/Makefile
index f5c56dbf1f4..9a86d07ec5f 100644
--- a/lib/libarchive/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libarchive/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 LIB=	archive
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	1
 
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "arm"
+WARNS?= 3 
+.else
 WARNS?=	6
+.endif
 
 # I'm not yet ready for a shared version of this library, as
 # there are a couple of API changes still in the works.
diff --git a/lib/libarchive/Makefile.freebsd b/lib/libarchive/Makefile.freebsd
index f5c56dbf1f4..9a86d07ec5f 100644
--- a/lib/libarchive/Makefile.freebsd
+++ b/lib/libarchive/Makefile.freebsd
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 LIB=	archive
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	1
 
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "arm"
+WARNS?= 3 
+.else
 WARNS?=	6
+.endif
 
 # I'm not yet ready for a shared version of this library, as
 # there are a couple of API changes still in the works.
diff --git a/lib/libatm/Makefile b/lib/libatm/Makefile
index 89d1ef4001e..c7b335eec4d 100644
--- a/lib/libatm/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libatm/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ INCS=	libatm.h
 
 LDADD=	-lmd
 DPADD=	${LIBMD}
+
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "arm"
+WARNS?= 3
+.else
 WARNS?=	6
+.endif
 
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>
diff --git a/sbin/atm/atm/Makefile b/sbin/atm/atm/Makefile
index df5db86667c..973e5cce4cd 100644
--- a/sbin/atm/atm/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/atm/atm/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ SRCS=	atm.c atm_fore200.c atm_inet.c atm_print.c \
 	atm_set.c atm_show.c atm_subr.c
 MAN=	atm.8
 
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "arm"
+WARNS?= 3
+.else
 WARNS?=	6
+.endif
+
 CFLAGS+= -I${.CURDIR}/../../../sys
 
 DPADD=	${LIBATM}
diff --git a/sbin/atm/atmconfig/Makefile b/sbin/atm/atmconfig/Makefile
index ddbee80a4d5..40134fc117e 100644
--- a/sbin/atm/atmconfig/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/atm/atmconfig/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@
 PROG=	atmconfig
 SRCS=	main.c diag.c natm.c
 MAN=	atmconfig.8
+
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "arm"
+WARNS?= 3
+.else
 WARNS?=	9
+.endif
 
 FILES=	atmconfig.help
 FILESDIR= /usr/share/doc/atm
diff --git a/sbin/atm/ilmid/Makefile b/sbin/atm/ilmid/Makefile
index cfd0270b141..67d9bab32b9 100644
--- a/sbin/atm/ilmid/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/atm/ilmid/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@
 PROG=	ilmid
 MAN=	ilmid.8
 
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "arm"
+WARNS?= 3
+.else
 WARNS?=	6
+.endif
+
 CFLAGS+= -I${.CURDIR}/../../../sys
 
 DPADD=	${LIBATM}
diff --git a/sbin/camcontrol/Makefile b/sbin/camcontrol/Makefile
index ebc56dd74a1..bf2ba4a864e 100644
--- a/sbin/camcontrol/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/camcontrol/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ SRCS+=	modeedit.c
 .else
 CFLAGS+= -DMINIMALISTIC
 .endif
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "arm"
+WARNS?= 3
+.else
 WARNS?=	6
+.endif
 DPADD=	${LIBCAM} ${LIBSBUF}
 LDADD=	-lcam -lsbuf
 MAN=	camcontrol.8