diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d169393e1..956468e4c0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ if(NOT MSVC)
 	check_and_add_flag(SHADOW -Wshadow)
 	check_and_add_flag(INIT_SELF -Winit-self)
 	check_and_add_flag(MISSING_DECLARATIONS -Wmissing-declarations)
+	check_and_add_flag(MISSING_VARIABLE_DECLARATIONS -Wmissing-variable-declarations)
 endif(NOT MSVC)
 
 # gcc uses some optimizations which might break stuff without this flag