diff --git a/lib/content_encoding.c b/lib/content_encoding.c
index 2bd4fef648..f8524837d0 100644
--- a/lib/content_encoding.c
+++ b/lib/content_encoding.c
@@ -33,7 +33,15 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_BROTLI
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+/* Ignore -Wvla warnings in brotli headers */
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wvla"
+#endif
 #include <brotli/decode.h>
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ZSTD
diff --git a/lib/version.c b/lib/version.c
index eaf9e46842..c036e97178 100644
--- a/lib/version.c
+++ b/lib/version.c
@@ -62,7 +62,15 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_BROTLI
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+/* Ignore -Wvla warnings in brotli headers */
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wvla"
+#endif
 #include <brotli/decode.h>
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ZSTD