diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3f777e8c5bc..d754893211d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2356,6 +2356,15 @@ if test "$have_gcc" = yes ; then
 	*)
 		;;
 	esac
+
+	if test -n "$_host"; then
+		case "$_host" in
+		raspberrypi)
+			pedantic=no
+			;;
+		esac
+	fi
+
 	append_var CXXFLAGS "-W -Wno-unused-parameter"
 	add_line_to_config_mk 'CXX_UPDATE_DEP_FLAG = -MMD -MF "$(*D)/$(DEPDIR)/$(*F).d" -MQ "$@" -MP'