diff --git a/usr.bin/tail/Makefile b/usr.bin/tail/Makefile
index 9c55635781e4..c8166936983d 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tail/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/tail/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #	@(#)Makefile	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
 
 PROG=	tail
 SRCS=	forward.c misc.c read.c reverse.c tail.c
-#WARNS?=	4	# XXX: alpha
+WARNS?=	4
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>