diff --git a/example/Makefile b/example/Makefile
index 63e3d025..4208786a 100644
--- a/example/Makefile
+++ b/example/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CXX	= g++
-CXXFLAGS	= -march=native -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -std=c++11 -pthread -Wl,--no-as-needed  -I../include 
+CXXFLAGS	= -march=native -Wall -Wshadow -Wextra -pedantic -std=c++11 -pthread -Wl,--no-as-needed  -I../include 
 CXX_RELEASE_FLAGS = -O3 -flto
 CXX_DEBUG_FLAGS= -g 
 
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/format.h b/include/spdlog/details/format.h
index 26f74e8c..baac9bec 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/format.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/format.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 // when using __extension__.
 # if FMT_GCC_VERSION >= 406
 #  pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#  pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wshadow"
 #  pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wlong-long"
 # endif
 #else
@@ -2592,4 +2593,4 @@ FMT_VARIADIC(int, fprintf, std::FILE *, StringRef)
 # include "format.cc"
 
 
-#endif  // FMT_FORMAT_H_
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif  // FMT_FORMAT_H_