diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index de004ceb6b5e..c060363f11c3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -659,6 +659,12 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-fno-strict-overflow)
 # conserve stack if available
 KBUILD_CFLAGS   += $(call cc-option,-fconserve-stack)
 
+# disallow errors like 'EXPORT_GPL(foo);' with missing header
+KBUILD_CFLAGS   += $(call cc-option,-Werror=implicit-int)
+
+# require functions to have arguments in prototypes, not empty 'int foo()'
+KBUILD_CFLAGS   += $(call cc-option,-Werror=strict-prototypes)
+
 # use the deterministic mode of AR if available
 KBUILD_ARFLAGS := $(call ar-option,D)