diff --git a/python/cudf/setup.py b/python/cudf/setup.py
index 8c3908284ce..171fb7bee69 100644
--- a/python/cudf/setup.py
+++ b/python/cudf/setup.py
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@
 
 
 class build_ext_and_proto(build_ext):
+    def build_extensions(self):
+        try:
+            # Silence the '-Wstrict-prototypes' warning
+            self.compiler.compiler_so.remove('-Wstrict-prototypes')
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        build_ext.build_extensions(self)
     def run(self):
         # Get protoc
         protoc = None