diff --git a/Modules/DiffusionImaging/Connectomics/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/DiffusionImaging/Connectomics/CMakeLists.txt
index cbba888b80..ab78c6dd93 100644
--- a/Modules/DiffusionImaging/Connectomics/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Modules/DiffusionImaging/Connectomics/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
+# Boost throws a lot of unused variable warnings on linux
+
+if(UNIX)
+  mitkFunctionCheckCAndCXXCompilerFlags("-Wno-error=unused-variable" CMAKE_C_FLAGS CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS)
+endif()
+
 MITK_CREATE_MODULE( Connectomics
   SUBPROJECTS MITK-DTI
   INCLUDE_DIRS Algorithms IODataStructures Rendering ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
   DEPENDS DiffusionCore FiberTracking QmitkExt
   WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS
 )
 
 add_subdirectory(Testing)