diff --git a/Makefile.linux b/Makefile.linux
index 70307267..e00fd705 100644
--- a/Makefile.linux
+++ b/Makefile.linux
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # set defaults instead redefine
-CXXFLAGS ?= -g -Wall
+CXXFLAGS ?= -g -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -pedantic
 INCFLAGS ?=
 
 ## NOTE: The NEEDED_CXXFLAGS are here so that custom CXXFLAGS can be specified at build time