diff --git a/build_tools/Makefile b/build_tools/Makefile
index d48017fc26..eb8e6e3a77 100644
--- a/build_tools/Makefile
+++ b/build_tools/Makefile
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ else
 endif
 
 menuselect: $(MENUSELECT_OBJS)
-	$(CC) -g -o $@ $(MENUSELECT_OBJS) $(MENUSELECT_LIBS)
+	$(CC) -g -Wall -o $@ $(MENUSELECT_OBJS) $(MENUSELECT_LIBS)
 
 menuselect.o: menuselect.c menuselect.h
-	$(CC) -o $@ $(MENUSELECT_CFLAGS) $<
+	$(CC) -Wall -o $@ $(MENUSELECT_CFLAGS) $<
 
 menuselect_curses.o: menuselect_curses.c menuselect.h
-	$(CC) -o $@ $(MENUSELECT_CFLAGS) $(MENUSELECT_INCLUDE) $<
+	$(CC) -Wall -o $@ $(MENUSELECT_CFLAGS) $(MENUSELECT_INCLUDE) $<
 
 clean:
 	rm -f menuselect *.o
diff --git a/build_tools/menuselect_curses.c b/build_tools/menuselect_curses.c
index 01ac8de8cf..88c4a7a4fe 100644
--- a/build_tools/menuselect_curses.c
+++ b/build_tools/menuselect_curses.c
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ static void draw_category_menu(WINDOW *menu, struct category *cat, int start, in
 	int j = 0;
 	struct member *mem;
 	char buf[64];
-	const char *desc = NULL;
 
 	if (!changed) {
 		/* If all we have to do is move the cursor,