diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index bc8bb0c6..81f00c1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -292,6 +292,27 @@ jobs:
       - name: test-valgrind
         run: make test TESTFLAGS+="-k --valgrind"
 
+  # test that compilation is warning free under clang
+  clang:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: install
+        run: |
+          # need toml, also pip3 isn't installed by default?
+          sudo apt-get update -qq
+          sudo apt-get install -qq python3 python3-pip
+          sudo pip3 install toml
+      - name: install-clang
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update -qq
+          sudo apt-get install -qq clang
+          echo "CC=clang" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          clang --version
+      # no reason to not test again
+      - name: test-clang
+        run: make test TESTFLAGS+="-k"
+
   # self-host with littlefs-fuse for a fuzz-like test
   fuse:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7cc59f8a..13879336 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ override CFLAGS += -DLFS_YES_TRACE
 endif
 override CFLAGS += -g3
 override CFLAGS += -I.
-override CFLAGS += -std=c99 -Wall -pedantic
-override CFLAGS += -Wextra -Wshadow -Wjump-misses-init -Wundef
+override CFLAGS += -std=c99 -Wall -Wextra -pedantic
 
 ifdef VERBOSE
 override TESTFLAGS     += -v
diff --git a/lfs.c b/lfs.c
index 6a56f94d..530a48f5 100644
--- a/lfs.c
+++ b/lfs.c
@@ -865,11 +865,6 @@ static int lfs_dir_traverse(lfs_t *lfs,
                 };
                 sp += 1;
 
-                dir = dir;
-                off = off;
-                ptag = ptag;
-                attrs = attrs;
-                attrcount = attrcount;
                 tmask = 0;
                 ttag = 0;
                 begin = 0;