diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 05bfdce06..bb149a55c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1201,6 +1201,7 @@ if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.devel OR EXISTS ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/.devel)
         check_and_add_compiler_option(-Wall)
         check_and_add_compiler_option(-Wassign-enum)
         check_and_add_compiler_option(-Wcast-qual)
+        check_and_add_compiler_option(-Wcomma)
         check_and_add_compiler_option(-Wmissing-prototypes)
         check_and_add_compiler_option(-Wmissing-variable-declarations)
         check_and_add_compiler_option(-Wold-style-definition)
diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
index 38036e610..b17ad4547 100644
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ b/aclocal.m4
@@ -807,6 +807,7 @@ AC_DEFUN(AC_LBL_DEVEL,
 		    AC_LBL_CHECK_COMPILER_OPT($1, -Wall)
 		    AC_LBL_CHECK_COMPILER_OPT($1, -Wassign-enum)
 		    AC_LBL_CHECK_COMPILER_OPT($1, -Wcast-qual)
+		    AC_LBL_CHECK_COMPILER_OPT($1, -Wcomma)
 		    AC_LBL_CHECK_COMPILER_OPT($1, -Wmissing-prototypes)
 		    AC_LBL_CHECK_COMPILER_OPT($1, -Wmissing-variable-declarations)
 		    AC_LBL_CHECK_COMPILER_OPT($1, -Wnull-pointer-subtraction)