diff --git a/libeplayer3/Makefile.am b/libeplayer3/Makefile.am
index 78d4d3b..3a1f167 100644
--- a/libeplayer3/Makefile.am
+++ b/libeplayer3/Makefile.am
@@ -16,9 +16,15 @@ libeplayer3_a_SOURCES =  \
 	output/writer/h264.c output/writer/h263.c output/writer/vc1.c output/writer/framebuffer.c \
 	output/writer/vorbis.c output/writer/flac.c output/writer/pcm.c
 
-AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 \
--D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
+AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
 
+# get rid of many warnings. This is not my project, so fixing them is not
+# top priority
+AM_CFLAGS += \
+	-Wno-unused -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-function -Wno-unused-variable \
+	-Wno-sign-compare -Wno-missing-field-initializers
+# silence ffmpeg deprecation warnings
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -Dattribute_deprecated=''
 
 #libeplayer3_la_LIBADD = -lpthread -lavformat -lavcodec -lavutil -lz -lass -lm -lpng