https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=111394
Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED Resolution|--- |INVALID --- Comment #2 from Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> --- Adding: if (n < 0) exit(1); Or: if (n < 0) __builtin_unreachable(); Fixes the warning. Yes the warning could be slightly better but it is definitely a bug in your code if you are not checking the input ...