diff --git a/dist/tools/compile_commands/compile_commands.py b/dist/tools/compile_commands/compile_commands.py
index 61461e8aba..bc46006ff4 100755
--- a/dist/tools/compile_commands/compile_commands.py
+++ b/dist/tools/compile_commands/compile_commands.py
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ def generate_module_compile_commands(path, state, args):
         except ValueError:
             pass
 
+    if args.clangd:
+        cdetails.cflags.append('-Wno-unknown-warning-option')
+
     c_extra_includes = []
     cxx_extra_includes = []
 
@@ -288,12 +291,13 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                         help='Drop the given flag, if present (repeatable)')
     parser.add_argument('--clangd', default=False, action='store_const', const=True,
                         help='Shorthand for --add-built-in-includes --add-libstdxx-includes ' +
-                             'and some CFLAG adjustments throughy --filter-out')
+                             'and some CFLAG adjustments throughy --filter-out, and ignores ' +
+                             'unknown warning flags')
     _args = parser.parse_args()
     if _args.clangd:
         _args.add_built_in_includes = True
         _args.add_libstdcxx_includes = True
-        _args.filter_out = ['-Wformat-truncation', '-Wformat-overflow', '-mno-thumb-interwork',
+        _args.filter_out = ['-mno-thumb-interwork',
                             # Only even included for versions of GCC that support it
                             '-malign-data=natural',
                             # Only supported starting with clang 11