diff --git a/src/font_engine_freetype.cpp b/src/font_engine_freetype.cpp
index 293b18127..84d990ce9 100644
--- a/src/font_engine_freetype.cpp
+++ b/src/font_engine_freetype.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include <mapnik/warning_ignore.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
 #include <boost/optional.hpp>
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 
 // stl
 #include <algorithm>