diff --git a/ports/javascript/Makefile b/ports/javascript/Makefile
index 171f53b952..9cc45d3ef9 100644
--- a/ports/javascript/Makefile
+++ b/ports/javascript/Makefile
@@ -59,4 +59,7 @@ test: $(BUILD)/micropython.js $(TOP)/tests/run-tests.py
 	$(eval DIRNAME=ports/$(notdir $(CURDIR)))
 	cd $(TOP)/tests && MICROPY_MICROPYTHON=../ports/javascript/node_run.sh ./run-tests.py -j1
 
+# Disable errors for array-bounds warnings on "sp[-MP_OBJ_ITER_BUF_NSLOTS + 2]" access.
+$(BUILD)/py/vm.o: CFLAGS += -Wno-error=array-bounds
+
 include $(TOP)/py/mkrules.mk