diff --git a/src/java.base/share/native/libjli/java.c b/src/java.base/share/native/libjli/java.c
index 2d1849fc344..c2f173751a0 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/native/libjli/java.c
+++ b/src/java.base/share/native/libjli/java.c
@@ -666,7 +666,14 @@ JavaMain(void* _args)
         ret = 1;
     }
     LEAVE();
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wreturn-type"
+#endif
 }
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Test if the given name is one of the class path options.