diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b9b176ebc1..76328fb0b4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ too_many_arguments = "allow" # This is needed in some cases, like for syscall
 unwrap_used = "warn"
 
 [lints.rust]
-static_mut_refs = "deny"
+static_mut_refs = "warn" # FIXME deny once all occurrences are fixed
 # This is usually a serious issue - a missing import of a define where it is interpreted
 # as a catch-all variable in a match, for example
 unreachable_patterns = "deny"