diff --git a/m4/curl-compilers.m4 b/m4/curl-compilers.m4
index 5860f946ef..7d53953c91 100644
--- a/m4/curl-compilers.m4
+++ b/m4/curl-compilers.m4
@@ -891,6 +891,11 @@ AC_DEFUN([CURL_SET_COMPILER_WARNING_OPTS], [
           if test "$compiler_num" -ge "209"; then
             tmp_CFLAGS="$tmp_CFLAGS -Wshift-sign-overflow"
           fi
+          #
+          dnl Only clang 3.6 or later
+          if test "$compiler_num" -ge "306"; then
+            tmp_CFLAGS="$tmp_CFLAGS -Wdouble-promotion"
+          fi
         fi
         ;;
         #
@@ -1002,6 +1007,11 @@ AC_DEFUN([CURL_SET_COMPILER_WARNING_OPTS], [
             fi
           fi
           #
+          dnl Only gcc 4.6 or later
+          if test "$compiler_num" -ge "406"; then
+            tmp_CFLAGS="$tmp_CFLAGS -Wdouble-promotion"
+          fi
+          #
         fi
         #
         dnl Do not issue warnings for code in system include paths.