diff --git a/gcc/c-family/c.opt b/gcc/c-family/c.opt
index 0d0ad0a6374..f046d91d03b 100644
--- a/gcc/c-family/c.opt
+++ b/gcc/c-family/c.opt
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ C ObjC C++ ObjC++ Var(warn_pointer_arith) Warning LangEnabledBy(C ObjC C++ ObjC+
 Warn about function pointer arithmetic.
 
 Wpointer-sign
-C ObjC Var(warn_pointer_sign) Warning LangEnabledBy(C ObjC,Wall || Wpedantic)
+C ObjC Var(warn_pointer_sign) Warning LangEnabledBy(C ObjC,Wall || Wpedantic || Wextra)
 Warn when a pointer differs in signedness in an assignment.
 
 Wpointer-compare