diff --git a/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn b/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
index fd50779710a66d..9514db60332582 100644
--- a/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
+++ b/build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
@@ -161,9 +161,27 @@ config("disabled_warnings") {
   }
 }
 
+config("warnings_common") {
+  cflags = [ "-Wall" ]
+
+  ldflags = []
+  if (treat_warnings_as_errors) {
+    cflags += [ "-Werror" ]
+    ldflags += [ "-Werror" ]
+  }
+
+  if (current_os != "mac" && current_os != "ios") {
+    ldflags += [ "-Wl,--fatal-warnings" ]
+  }
+
+  if (current_os != "mac" && current_os != "ios" && current_os != "linux" &&
+      current_os != "win") {
+    cflags += [ "-Wstack-usage=8192" ]
+  }
+}
+
 config("strict_warnings") {
   cflags = [
-    "-Wall",
     "-Wextra",
     "-Wshadow",
     "-Wunreachable-code",
@@ -173,11 +191,6 @@ config("strict_warnings") {
 
   ldflags = []
 
-  if (treat_warnings_as_errors) {
-    cflags += [ "-Werror" ]
-    ldflags += [ "-Werror" ]
-  }
-
   if (is_clang) {
     cflags += [
       "-Wimplicit-fallthrough",
@@ -193,18 +206,27 @@ config("strict_warnings") {
 
 config("warnings_default") {
   configs = [
+    ":warnings_common",
     ":strict_warnings",
     ":disabled_warnings",
   ]
+}
 
-  if (current_os != "mac" && current_os != "ios") {
-    ldflags = [ "-Wl,--fatal-warnings" ]
-  }
+config("disabled_warnings_third_party") {
+  cflags = [
+    "-Wno-unused",
+    "-Wno-format",
+    "-Wno-maybe-uninitialized",
+    "-Wno-address",
+  ]
+}
 
-  if (current_os != "mac" && current_os != "ios" && current_os != "linux" &&
-      current_os != "win") {
-    cflags = [ "-Wstack-usage=8192" ]
-  }
+config("warnings_third_party") {
+  configs = [
+    ":warnings_common",
+    ":disabled_warnings",
+    ":disabled_warnings_third_party",
+  ]
 }
 
 config("symbols_default") {
diff --git a/build_overrides/lwip.gni b/build_overrides/lwip.gni
index a0a68d95a11dee..6e6452dbee029a 100644
--- a/build_overrides/lwip.gni
+++ b/build_overrides/lwip.gni
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import("//build_overrides/build.gni")
+
 declare_args() {
   # Root directory for lwIP.
   lwip_root = "//third_party/lwip"
 }
+
+lwip_remove_configs = [ "${build_root}/config/compiler:warnings_default" ]
+lwip_add_configs = [ "${build_root}/config/compiler:warnings_third_party" ]
diff --git a/examples/build_overrides/lwip.gni b/examples/build_overrides/lwip.gni
index 9a50a46bae6a8b..9faa77ce8472c0 100644
--- a/examples/build_overrides/lwip.gni
+++ b/examples/build_overrides/lwip.gni
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import("//build_overrides/build.gni")
+
 declare_args() {
   # Root directory for lwIP.
   lwip_root = "//third_party/connectedhomeip/third_party/lwip"
 }
+
+lwip_remove_configs = [ "${build_root}/config/compiler:warnings_default" ]
+lwip_add_configs = [ "${build_root}/config/compiler:warnings_third_party" ]
diff --git a/third_party/lwip/lwip.gni b/third_party/lwip/lwip.gni
index 0c821cf8f2eb11..68d776be47472f 100644
--- a/third_party/lwip/lwip.gni
+++ b/third_party/lwip/lwip.gni
@@ -53,17 +53,6 @@ template("lwip_target") {
     lwip_6lowpan = false
   }
 
-  config("${lwip_target_name}_warnings") {
-    cflags = [
-      "-Wno-address",
-      "-Wno-format",
-      "-Wno-type-limits",
-      "-Wno-unused-variable",
-      "-Wno-maybe-uninitialized",
-      "-Wno-format-type-confusion",
-    ]
-  }
-
   config("${lwip_target_name}_base_config") {
     include_dirs = [ "${lwip_root}/repo/lwip/src/include" ]
   }
@@ -212,8 +201,12 @@ template("lwip_target") {
       sources += [ "${_lwip_root}/src/netif/lowpan6.c" ]
     }
 
-    # Relax warnings for third_party code.
-    configs += [ ":${lwip_target_name}_warnings" ]
+    if (defined(lwip_remove_configs)) {
+      configs -= lwip_remove_configs
+    }
+    if (defined(lwip_add_configs)) {
+      configs += lwip_add_configs
+    }
 
     public_configs += [ ":${lwip_target_name}_base_config" ]
   }