diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index b315b346f7b05..ffc7c33ba3a52 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -920,6 +920,14 @@ function(onnxruntime_configure_target target_name)
     target_link_options(${target_name} PRIVATE "/CETCOMPAT")
   endif()
 
+  # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48162570/cmake-how-to-set-compile-flags-for-header-files
+  if(NOT MSVC)
+    add_library(onnx_pb_headers INTERFACE)
+    message(STATUS, "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
+    target_include_directories(onnx_pb_headers INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/onnx-src/onnx)
+    target_compile_options(onnx_pb_headers INTERFACE $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:GNU>:-Wno-unused-parameter>)
+    target_link_libraries(${target_name} PUBLIC onnx_pb_headers)
+  endif()
 endfunction()
 
 function(onnxruntime_add_shared_library target_name)