diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e4b503d259..64aacb360d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -484,6 +484,11 @@ all::
 #        The DEVELOPER mode enables -Wextra with a few exceptions. By
 #        setting this flag the exceptions are removed, and all of
 #        -Wextra is used.
+#
+#    pedantic:
+#
+#        Enable -pedantic compilation. This also disables
+#        USE_PARENS_AROUND_GETTEXT_N to produce only relevant warnings.
 
 GIT-VERSION-FILE: FORCE
 	@$(SHELL_PATH) ./GIT-VERSION-GEN
diff --git a/config.mak.dev b/config.mak.dev
index 2d244ca470..9a998149d9 100644
--- a/config.mak.dev
+++ b/config.mak.dev
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 ifeq ($(filter no-error,$(DEVOPTS)),)
 CFLAGS += -Werror
 endif
+ifneq ($(filter pedantic,$(DEVOPTS)),)
+CFLAGS += -pedantic
+# don't warn for each N_ use
+CFLAGS += -DUSE_PARENS_AROUND_GETTEXT_N=0
+endif
 CFLAGS += -Wdeclaration-after-statement
 CFLAGS += -Wno-format-zero-length
 CFLAGS += -Wold-style-definition