diff --git a/make/modules/java.desktop/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk b/make/modules/java.desktop/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk
index 998e0e70b15..a1ba92ba23f 100644
--- a/make/modules/java.desktop/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk
+++ b/make/modules/java.desktop/lib/Awt2dLibraries.gmk
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ else
    LIBFONTMANAGER_EXCLUDE_FILES += libharfbuzz/hb-ft.cc
 
    HARFBUZZ_DISABLED_WARNINGS_gcc := missing-field-initializers strict-aliasing \
-       unused-result array-bounds
+       unused-result array-bounds parentheses
    # noexcept-type required for GCC 7 builds. Not required for GCC 8+.
    # expansion-to-defined required for GCC 9 builds. Not required for GCC 10+.
    HARFBUZZ_DISABLED_WARNINGS_CXX_gcc := class-memaccess noexcept-type expansion-to-defined dangling-reference