diff --git a/drivers/bus/fslmc/mc/fsl_mc_sys.h b/drivers/bus/fslmc/mc/fsl_mc_sys.h
index a310c5697e..c91f14ade8 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fslmc/mc/fsl_mc_sys.h
+++ b/drivers/bus/fslmc/mc/fsl_mc_sys.h
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ struct fsl_mc_io {
 #define __arch_putq(v, a)	(*(volatile uint64_t *)(a) = (v))
 #define __arch_putq32(v, a)	(*(volatile uint32_t *)(a) = (v))
 #define readq(c) \
-	({ uint64_t __v = __arch_getq(c); __iormb(); __v; })
+	__extension__ ({ uint64_t __v = __arch_getq(c); __iormb(); __v; })
 #define writeq(v, c) \
-	({ uint64_t __v = v; __iowmb(); __arch_putq(__v, c); __v; })
+	__extension__ ({ uint64_t __v = v; __iowmb(); __arch_putq(__v, c); __v; })
 #define writeq32(v, c) \
-	({ uint32_t __v = v; __iowmb(); __arch_putq32(__v, c); __v; })
+	__extension__ ({ uint32_t __v = v; __iowmb(); __arch_putq32(__v, c); __v; })
 #define ioread64(_p)		readq(_p)
 #define iowrite64(_v, _p)	writeq(_v, _p)
 #define iowrite32(_v, _p)	writeq32(_v, _p)
diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_io.h b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_io.h
index af1a10cd66..131578e625 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_io.h
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_io.h
@@ -30,21 +30,21 @@
 #endif
 
 #define roc_load_pair(val0, val1, addr)                                        \
-	({                                                                     \
+	__extension__ ({                                                                     \
 		asm volatile("ldp %x[x0], %x[x1], [%x[p1]]"                    \
 			     : [x0] "=r"(val0), [x1] "=r"(val1)                \
 			     : [p1] "r"(addr));                                \
 	})
 
 #define roc_store_pair(val0, val1, addr)                                       \
-	({                                                                     \
+	__extension__ ({                                                                     \
 		asm volatile(                                                  \
 			"stp %x[x0], %x[x1], [%x[p1], #0]!" ::[x0] "r"(val0),  \
 			[x1] "r"(val1), [p1] "r"(addr));                       \
 	})
 
 #define roc_prefetch_store_keep(ptr)                                           \
-	({ asm volatile("prfm pstl1keep, [%x0]\n" : : "r"(ptr)); })
+	__extension__ ({ asm volatile("prfm pstl1keep, [%x0]\n" : : "r"(ptr)); })
 
 #if defined(__clang__)
 static __plt_always_inline void
diff --git a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_platform.h b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_platform.h
index 9d2ea8f009..b7fe132093 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_platform.h
+++ b/drivers/common/cnxk/roc_platform.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 
 /** Divide ceil */
 #define PLT_DIV_CEIL(x, y)			\
-	({					\
+	__extension__ ({			\
 		__typeof(x) __x = x;		\
 		__typeof(y) __y = y;		\
 		(__x + __y - 1) / __y;		\
diff --git a/drivers/common/dpaax/dpaa_list.h b/drivers/common/dpaax/dpaa_list.h
index 319a3562ab..2bf013a186 100644
--- a/drivers/common/dpaax/dpaa_list.h
+++ b/drivers/common/dpaax/dpaa_list.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ do { \
 #define list_entry(node, type, member) \
 	(type *)((void *)node - offsetof(type, member))
 #define list_empty(p) \
-({ \
+__extension__ ({ \
 	const struct list_head *__p298 = (p); \
 	((__p298->next == __p298) && (__p298->prev == __p298)); \
 })
diff --git a/drivers/common/qat/qat_adf/icp_qat_hw.h b/drivers/common/qat/qat_adf/icp_qat_hw.h
index 8b864e1630..33756d512d 100644
--- a/drivers/common/qat/qat_adf/icp_qat_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/common/qat/qat_adf/icp_qat_hw.h
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ enum icp_qat_hw_cipher_convert {
 #define QAT_CIPHER_AEAD_AAD_SIZE_BITPOS 16
 #define QAT_CIPHER_AEAD_AAD_SIZE_LE_BITPOS 0
 #define ICP_QAT_HW_CIPHER_CONFIG_BUILD_UPPER(aad_size) \
-	({ \
+	__extension__ ({ \
 	typeof(aad_size) aad_size1 = aad_size; \
 	(((((aad_size1) >> QAT_CIPHER_AEAD_AAD_UPPER_SHIFT) & \
 	QAT_CIPHER_AEAD_AAD_SIZE_UPPER_MASK) << \
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c
index 524c959ee0..320e2d4b3b 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ crypto_chain_order[] = {
  * Extract particular combined mode crypto function from the 3D array.
  */
 #define CRYPTO_GET_ALGO(order, cop, calg, aalg, keyl)			\
-({									\
+__extension__ ({							\
 	crypto_func_tbl_t *func_tbl =					\
 				(crypto_chain_order[(order)])[(cop)];	\
 									\
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ crypto_key_sched_dir[] = {
  * Extract particular combined mode crypto function from the 3D array.
  */
 #define CRYPTO_GET_KEY_SCHED(cop, calg, keyl)				\
-({									\
+__extension__ ({							\
 	crypto_key_sched_tbl_t *ks_tbl = crypto_key_sched_dir[(cop)];	\
 									\
 	(calg >= CRYPTO_CIPHER_MAX) ?					\
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/caam_jr/caam_jr_desc.h b/drivers/crypto/caam_jr/caam_jr_desc.h
index 135d51c392..6fe6184b18 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/caam_jr/caam_jr_desc.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/caam_jr/caam_jr_desc.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /* Macro for setting up a JD. The structure of the JD is common across all
  * supported protocols, thus its structure is identical.
  */
-#define SEC_JD_INIT(descriptor)	      ({ \
+#define SEC_JD_INIT(descriptor)	      __extension__ ({ \
 	/* CTYPE = job descriptor			       \
 	 * RSMS, DNR = 0
 	 * ONE = 1
diff --git a/drivers/dma/hisilicon/hisi_dmadev.c b/drivers/dma/hisilicon/hisi_dmadev.c
index 0e11ca14cc..22303e7bef 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/hisilicon/hisi_dmadev.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/hisilicon/hisi_dmadev.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ hisi_dma_update_queue_mbit(struct hisi_dma_dev *hw, uint32_t qoff,
 	hisi_dma_write_queue(hw, qoff, tmp);
 }
 
-#define hisi_dma_poll_hw_state(hw, val, cond, sleep_us, timeout_us) ({ \
+#define hisi_dma_poll_hw_state(hw, val, cond, sleep_us, timeout_us) __extension__ ({ \
 	uint32_t timeout = 0; \
 	while (timeout++ <= (timeout_us)) { \
 		(val) = hisi_dma_read_queue(hw, HISI_DMA_QUEUE_FSM_REG); \
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.h b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.h
index e46dc055eb..8a4cb201d1 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.h
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx/ssovf_evdev.h
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@
 
 /* ARM64 specific functions */
 #if defined(RTE_ARCH_ARM64)
-#define ssovf_load_pair(val0, val1, addr) ({		\
+#define ssovf_load_pair(val0, val1, addr) __extension__ ({		\
 			asm volatile(			\
 			"ldp %x[x0], %x[x1], [%x[p1]]"	\
 			:[x0]"=r"(val0), [x1]"=r"(val1) \
 			:[p1]"r"(addr)			\
 			); })
 
-#define ssovf_store_pair(val0, val1, addr) ({		\
+#define ssovf_store_pair(val0, val1, addr) __extension__ ({		\
 			asm volatile(			\
 			"stp %x[x0], %x[x1], [%x[p1]]"	\
 			::[x0]"r"(val0), [x1]"r"(val1), [p1]"r"(addr) \
diff --git a/drivers/mempool/octeontx/octeontx_fpavf.h b/drivers/mempool/octeontx/octeontx_fpavf.h
index e27c4377e2..b9519f1801 100644
--- a/drivers/mempool/octeontx/octeontx_fpavf.h
+++ b/drivers/mempool/octeontx/octeontx_fpavf.h
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@
 
 /* ARM64 specific functions */
 #if defined(RTE_ARCH_ARM64)
-#define fpavf_load_pair(val0, val1, addr) ({		\
+#define fpavf_load_pair(val0, val1, addr) __extension__ ({		\
 			asm volatile(			\
 			"ldp %x[x0], %x[x1], [%x[p1]]"	\
 			:[x0]"=r"(val0), [x1]"=r"(val1) \
 			:[p1]"r"(addr)			\
 			); })
 
-#define fpavf_store_pair(val0, val1, addr) ({		\
+#define fpavf_store_pair(val0, val1, addr) __extension__ ({		\
 			asm volatile(			\
 			"stp %x[x0], %x[x1], [%x[p1]]"	\
 			::[x0]"r"(val0), [x1]"r"(val1), [p1]"r"(addr) \
diff --git a/drivers/ml/cnxk/cn10k_ml_dev.h b/drivers/ml/cnxk/cn10k_ml_dev.h
index cee405f3f5..2101f69b7e 100644
--- a/drivers/ml/cnxk/cn10k_ml_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/ml/cnxk/cn10k_ml_dev.h
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ extern struct rte_ml_dev_ops ml_dev_dummy_ops;
 
 /* Memory barrier macros */
 #if defined(RTE_ARCH_ARM)
-#define dmb_st ({ asm volatile("dmb st" : : : "memory"); })
-#define dsb_st ({ asm volatile("dsb st" : : : "memory"); })
+#define dmb_st __extension__ ({ asm volatile("dmb st" : : : "memory"); })
+#define dsb_st __extension__ ({ asm volatile("dsb st" : : : "memory"); })
 #else
 #define dmb_st
 #define dsb_st
diff --git a/drivers/net/ena/base/ena_plat_dpdk.h b/drivers/net/ena/base/ena_plat_dpdk.h
index 665ac2f0cc..14bf582a45 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ena/base/ena_plat_dpdk.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ena/base/ena_plat_dpdk.h
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ extern int ena_logtype_com;
 #define ena_spinlock_t rte_spinlock_t
 #define ENA_SPINLOCK_INIT(spinlock) rte_spinlock_init(&(spinlock))
 #define ENA_SPINLOCK_LOCK(spinlock, flags)				       \
-	({(void)(flags); rte_spinlock_lock(&(spinlock)); })
+	__extension__ ({(void)(flags); rte_spinlock_lock(&(spinlock)); })
 #define ENA_SPINLOCK_UNLOCK(spinlock, flags)				       \
-	({(void)(flags); rte_spinlock_unlock(&(spinlock)); })
+	__extension__ ({(void)(flags); rte_spinlock_unlock(&(spinlock)); })
 #define ENA_SPINLOCK_DESTROY(spinlock) ((void)(spinlock))
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ ena_mem_alloc_coherent(struct rte_eth_dev_data *data, size_t size,
 		ENA_MEM_ALLOC_COHERENT_ALIGNED(dmadev, size, virt, phys,       \
 			mem_handle, RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE)
 #define ENA_MEM_FREE_COHERENT(dmadev, size, virt, phys, mem_handle)	       \
-		({ ENA_TOUCH(size); ENA_TOUCH(phys); ENA_TOUCH(dmadev);	       \
+		__extension__ ({ ENA_TOUCH(size); ENA_TOUCH(phys); ENA_TOUCH(dmadev);	       \
 		   rte_memzone_free(mem_handle); })
 
 #define ENA_MEM_ALLOC_COHERENT_NODE_ALIGNED(				       \
@@ -263,16 +263,16 @@ ena_mem_alloc_coherent(struct rte_eth_dev_data *data, size_t size,
 
 #define ENA_MEM_ALLOC(dmadev, size) rte_zmalloc(NULL, size, 1)
 #define ENA_MEM_FREE(dmadev, ptr, size)					       \
-	({ ENA_TOUCH(dmadev); ENA_TOUCH(size); rte_free(ptr); })
+	__extension__ ({ ENA_TOUCH(dmadev); ENA_TOUCH(size); rte_free(ptr); })
 
 #define ENA_DB_SYNC(mem_handle) ((void)mem_handle)
 
 #define ENA_REG_WRITE32(bus, value, reg)				       \
-	({ (void)(bus); rte_write32((value), (reg)); })
+	__extension__ ({ (void)(bus); rte_write32((value), (reg)); })
 #define ENA_REG_WRITE32_RELAXED(bus, value, reg)			       \
-	({ (void)(bus); rte_write32_relaxed((value), (reg)); })
+	__extension__ ({ (void)(bus); rte_write32_relaxed((value), (reg)); })
 #define ENA_REG_READ32(bus, reg)					       \
-	({ (void)(bus); rte_read32_relaxed((reg)); })
+	__extension__ ({ (void)(bus); rte_read32_relaxed((reg)); })
 
 #define ATOMIC32_INC(i32_ptr) rte_atomic32_inc(i32_ptr)
 #define ATOMIC32_DEC(i32_ptr) rte_atomic32_dec(i32_ptr)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c
index dc846d2e84..beb17c4125 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ mp_msg_init(struct rte_mp_msg *msg, enum ena_mp_req type, int port_id)
  *       calls to the same proxied function under the same lock.
  */
 #define ENA_PROXY(a, f, ...)						\
-({									\
+__extension__ ({							\
 	struct ena_adapter *_a = (a);					\
 	struct timespec ts = { .tv_sec = ENA_MP_REQ_TMO };		\
 	struct ena_mp_body *req, *rsp;					\
@@ -507,13 +507,13 @@ mp_msg_init(struct rte_mp_msg *msg, enum ena_mp_req type, int port_id)
  *********************************************************************/
 
 ENA_PROXY_DESC(ena_com_get_dev_basic_stats, ENA_MP_DEV_STATS_GET,
-({
+__extension__ ({
 	ENA_TOUCH(adapter);
 	ENA_TOUCH(req);
 	ENA_TOUCH(ena_dev);
 	ENA_TOUCH(stats);
 }),
-({
+__extension__ ({
 	ENA_TOUCH(rsp);
 	ENA_TOUCH(ena_dev);
 	if (stats != &adapter->basic_stats)
@@ -522,13 +522,13 @@ ENA_PROXY_DESC(ena_com_get_dev_basic_stats, ENA_MP_DEV_STATS_GET,
 	struct ena_com_dev *ena_dev, struct ena_admin_basic_stats *stats);
 
 ENA_PROXY_DESC(ena_com_get_eni_stats, ENA_MP_ENI_STATS_GET,
-({
+__extension__ ({
 	ENA_TOUCH(adapter);
 	ENA_TOUCH(req);
 	ENA_TOUCH(ena_dev);
 	ENA_TOUCH(stats);
 }),
-({
+__extension__ ({
 	ENA_TOUCH(rsp);
 	ENA_TOUCH(ena_dev);
 	if (stats != (struct ena_admin_eni_stats *)&adapter->metrics_stats)
@@ -537,12 +537,12 @@ ENA_PROXY_DESC(ena_com_get_eni_stats, ENA_MP_ENI_STATS_GET,
 	struct ena_com_dev *ena_dev, struct ena_admin_eni_stats *stats);
 
 ENA_PROXY_DESC(ena_com_set_dev_mtu, ENA_MP_MTU_SET,
-({
+__extension__ ({
 	ENA_TOUCH(adapter);
 	ENA_TOUCH(ena_dev);
 	req->args.mtu = mtu;
 }),
-({
+__extension__ ({
 	ENA_TOUCH(adapter);
 	ENA_TOUCH(rsp);
 	ENA_TOUCH(ena_dev);
@@ -551,12 +551,12 @@ ENA_PROXY_DESC(ena_com_set_dev_mtu, ENA_MP_MTU_SET,
 	struct ena_com_dev *ena_dev, int mtu);
 
 ENA_PROXY_DESC(ena_com_indirect_table_set, ENA_MP_IND_TBL_SET,
-({
+__extension__ ({
 	ENA_TOUCH(adapter);
 	ENA_TOUCH(req);
 	ENA_TOUCH(ena_dev);
 }),
-({
+__extension__ ({
 	ENA_TOUCH(adapter);
 	ENA_TOUCH(rsp);
 	ENA_TOUCH(ena_dev);
@@ -564,13 +564,13 @@ ENA_PROXY_DESC(ena_com_indirect_table_set, ENA_MP_IND_TBL_SET,
 	struct ena_com_dev *ena_dev);
 
 ENA_PROXY_DESC(ena_com_indirect_table_get, ENA_MP_IND_TBL_GET,
-({
+__extension__ ({
 	ENA_TOUCH(adapter);
 	ENA_TOUCH(req);
 	ENA_TOUCH(ena_dev);
 	ENA_TOUCH(ind_tbl);
 }),
-({
+__extension__ ({
 	ENA_TOUCH(rsp);
 	ENA_TOUCH(ena_dev);
 	if (ind_tbl != adapter->indirect_table)
@@ -580,14 +580,14 @@ ENA_PROXY_DESC(ena_com_indirect_table_get, ENA_MP_IND_TBL_GET,
 	struct ena_com_dev *ena_dev, u32 *ind_tbl);
 
 ENA_PROXY_DESC(ena_com_get_customer_metrics, ENA_MP_CUSTOMER_METRICS_GET,
-({
+__extension__ ({
 	ENA_TOUCH(adapter);
 	ENA_TOUCH(req);
 	ENA_TOUCH(ena_dev);
 	ENA_TOUCH(buf);
 	ENA_TOUCH(buf_size);
 }),
-({
+__extension__ ({
 	ENA_TOUCH(rsp);
 	ENA_TOUCH(ena_dev);
 	ENA_TOUCH(buf_size);
@@ -597,13 +597,13 @@ ENA_PROXY_DESC(ena_com_get_customer_metrics, ENA_MP_CUSTOMER_METRICS_GET,
 	struct ena_com_dev *ena_dev, char *buf, size_t buf_size);
 
 ENA_PROXY_DESC(ena_com_get_ena_srd_info, ENA_MP_SRD_STATS_GET,
-({
+__extension__ ({
 	ENA_TOUCH(adapter);
 	ENA_TOUCH(req);
 	ENA_TOUCH(ena_dev);
 	ENA_TOUCH(info);
 }),
-({
+__extension__ ({
 	ENA_TOUCH(rsp);
 	ENA_TOUCH(ena_dev);
 	if ((struct ena_stats_srd *)info != &adapter->srd_stats)
diff --git a/drivers/net/enetfec/enet_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/enetfec/enet_ethdev.h
index 573b0672cd..02a3397890 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enetfec/enet_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/enetfec/enet_ethdev.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 #define ENETFEC_MAX_Q		1
 
-#define writel(v, p) ({*(volatile unsigned int *)(p) = (v); })
+#define writel(v, p) __extension__ ({*(volatile unsigned int *)(p) = (v); })
 #define readl(p) rte_read32(p)
 
 struct bufdesc {
diff --git a/drivers/net/fm10k/base/fm10k_osdep.h b/drivers/net/fm10k/base/fm10k_osdep.h
index 019fba5e25..25f46c3908 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm10k/base/fm10k_osdep.h
+++ b/drivers/net/fm10k/base/fm10k_osdep.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ typedef uint64_t   u64;
 #endif
 
 #ifndef do_div
-#define do_div(n, base) ({\
+#define do_div(n, base) __extension__ ({\
 	(n) = (n) / (base);\
 })
 #endif /* do_div */
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx/base/octeontx_io.h b/drivers/net/octeontx/base/octeontx_io.h
index d0b9cfbc67..323e34b634 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx/base/octeontx_io.h
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx/base/octeontx_io.h
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@
 
 /* ARM64 specific functions */
 #if defined(RTE_ARCH_ARM64)
-#define octeontx_prefetch_store_keep(_ptr) ({\
+#define octeontx_prefetch_store_keep(_ptr) __extension__ ({\
 	asm volatile("prfm pstl1keep, %a0\n" : : "p" (_ptr)); })
 
-#define octeontx_load_pair(val0, val1, addr) ({		\
+#define octeontx_load_pair(val0, val1, addr) __extension__ ({		\
 			asm volatile(			\
 			"ldp %x[x0], %x[x1], [%x[p1]]"	\
 			:[x0]"=r"(val0), [x1]"=r"(val1) \
 			:[p1]"r"(addr)			\
 			); })
 
-#define octeontx_store_pair(val0, val1, addr) ({		\
+#define octeontx_store_pair(val0, val1, addr) __extension__ ({		\
 			asm volatile(			\
 			"stp %x[x0], %x[x1], [%x[p1]]"	\
 			::[x0]"r"(val0), [x1]"r"(val1), [p1]"r"(addr) \
diff --git a/drivers/net/pfe/base/cbus.h b/drivers/net/pfe/base/cbus.h
index fe7ea60067..7b30588c6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pfe/base/cbus.h
+++ b/drivers/net/pfe/base/cbus.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 /* Byte Enables of the Internal memory access. These are interpred in BE */
 #define PE_MEM_ACCESS_BYTE_ENABLE(offset, size)	\
-	({ typeof(size) size_ = (size);		\
+	__extension__ ({ typeof(size) size_ = (size);		\
 	(((BIT(size_) - 1) << (4 - (offset) - (size_))) & 0xf) << 24; })
 
 #include "cbus/emac_mtip.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/pfe/base/pfe.h b/drivers/net/pfe/base/pfe.h
index 0a88e98c1b..b9cf6827f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pfe/base/pfe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/pfe/base/pfe.h
@@ -95,36 +95,36 @@ test_and_set_bit(unsigned long nr, void *addr)
 #define PMEM_SIZE	0x8000	/* TMU has less... */
 #define PMEM_END	(PMEM_BASE_ADDR + PMEM_SIZE)
 
-#define writel(v, p) ({*(volatile unsigned int *)(p) = (v); })
+#define writel(v, p) __extension__ ({*(volatile unsigned int *)(p) = (v); })
 #define readl(p) (*(const volatile unsigned int *)(p))
 
 /* These check memory ranges from PE point of view/memory map */
 #define IS_DMEM(addr, len)				\
-	({ typeof(addr) addr_ = (addr);			\
+	__extension__ ({ typeof(addr) addr_ = (addr);	\
 	((unsigned long)(addr_) >= DMEM_BASE_ADDR) &&	\
 	(((unsigned long)(addr_) + (len)) <= DMEM_END); })
 
 #define IS_PMEM(addr, len)				\
-	({ typeof(addr) addr_ = (addr);			\
+	__extension__ ({ typeof(addr) addr_ = (addr);	\
 	((unsigned long)(addr_) >= PMEM_BASE_ADDR) &&	\
 	(((unsigned long)(addr_) + (len)) <= PMEM_END); })
 
 #define IS_PE_LMEM(addr, len)				\
-	({ typeof(addr) addr_ = (addr);			\
+	__extension__ ({ typeof(addr) addr_ = (addr);	\
 	((unsigned long)(addr_) >=			\
 	PE_LMEM_BASE_ADDR) &&				\
 	(((unsigned long)(addr_) +			\
 	(len)) <= PE_LMEM_END); })
 
 #define IS_PFE_LMEM(addr, len)				\
-	({ typeof(addr) addr_ = (addr);			\
+	__extension__ ({ typeof(addr) addr_ = (addr);	\
 	((unsigned long)(addr_) >=			\
 	CBUS_VIRT_TO_PFE(LMEM_BASE_ADDR)) &&		\
 	(((unsigned long)(addr_) + (len)) <=		\
 	CBUS_VIRT_TO_PFE(LMEM_END)); })
 
 #define __IS_PHYS_DDR(addr, len)			\
-	({ typeof(addr) addr_ = (addr);			\
+	__extension__ ({ typeof(addr) addr_ = (addr);	\
 	((unsigned long)(addr_) >=			\
 	DDR_PHYS_BASE_ADDR) &&				\
 	(((unsigned long)(addr_) + (len)) <=		\
diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/bpf/bpf_api.h b/drivers/net/tap/bpf/bpf_api.h
index 2638a8a4ac..4cd25fa593 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap/bpf/bpf_api.h
+++ b/drivers/net/tap/bpf/bpf_api.h
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static void BPF_FUNC(trace_printk, const char *fmt, int fmt_size, ...);
 
 #ifndef printt
 # define printt(fmt, ...)						\
-	({								\
+	__extension__ ({						\
 		char ____fmt[] = fmt;					\
 		trace_printk(____fmt, sizeof(____fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__);	\
 	})
diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderx/base/nicvf_plat.h b/drivers/net/thunderx/base/nicvf_plat.h
index dd054627e9..8421f57040 100644
--- a/drivers/net/thunderx/base/nicvf_plat.h
+++ b/drivers/net/thunderx/base/nicvf_plat.h
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@
 
 /* ARM64 specific functions */
 #if defined(RTE_ARCH_ARM64)
-#define nicvf_prefetch_store_keep(_ptr) ({\
+#define nicvf_prefetch_store_keep(_ptr) __extension__ ({\
 	asm volatile("prfm pstl1keep, [%x0]\n" : : "r" (_ptr)); })
 
 
-#define NICVF_LOAD_PAIR(reg1, reg2, addr) ({		\
+#define NICVF_LOAD_PAIR(reg1, reg2, addr) __extension__ ({		\
 			asm volatile(			\
 			"ldp %x[x1], %x[x0], [%x[p1]]"	\
 			: [x1]"=r"(reg1), [x0]"=r"(reg2)\
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_osdep.h b/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_osdep.h
index b62c0b0824..4fce355000 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_osdep.h
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/base/txgbe_osdep.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static inline u64 REVERT_BIT_MASK64(u64 mask)
 
 /* Check whether an address is broadcast. */
 #define TXGBE_IS_BROADCAST(address) \
-		({typeof(address)addr = (address); \
+		__extension__ ({typeof(address)addr = (address); \
 		(((u8 *)(addr))[0] == ((u8)0xff)) && \
 		(((u8 *)(addr))[1] == ((u8)0xff)); })
 
diff --git a/drivers/raw/ifpga/afu_pmd_core.h b/drivers/raw/ifpga/afu_pmd_core.h
index ab5a228147..a8f1afe343 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/ifpga/afu_pmd_core.h
+++ b/drivers/raw/ifpga/afu_pmd_core.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ afu_rawdev_get_priv(const struct rte_rawdev *rawdev)
 #define MHZ(f)  ((f) * 1000000)
 
 #define dsm_poll_timeout(addr, val, cond, invl, timeout) \
-({                                                       \
+__extension__ ({                                             \
 	uint64_t __wait = 0;                                 \
 	uint64_t __invl = (invl);                            \
 	uint64_t __timeout = (timeout);                      \
diff --git a/drivers/raw/ifpga/base/ifpga_compat.h b/drivers/raw/ifpga/base/ifpga_compat.h
index 8a624d174f..95fba6c28e 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/ifpga/base/ifpga_compat.h
+++ b/drivers/raw/ifpga/base/ifpga_compat.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  * by polling with given interval and timeout.
  */
 #define fpga_wait_register_field(_field, _expect, _reg_addr, _timeout, _invl)\
-({									     \
+__extension__ ({							     \
 	int wait = 0;							     \
 	int ret = -ETIMEDOUT;						     \
 	typeof(_expect) value;						     \
diff --git a/drivers/raw/ifpga/base/opae_osdep.h b/drivers/raw/ifpga/base/opae_osdep.h
index e91205f536..cb780b1fed 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/ifpga/base/opae_osdep.h
+++ b/drivers/raw/ifpga/base/opae_osdep.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ struct uuid {
 #define opae_memset(a, b, c)    memset((a), (b), (c))
 
 #define readx_poll_timeout(op, val, cond, invl, timeout, args...) \
-({                                                                \
+__extension__ ({                                                      \
 	unsigned long __wait = 0;                                     \
 	unsigned long __invl = (invl);                                \
 	unsigned long __timeout = (timeout);                          \
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ struct uuid {
 	readx_poll_timeout(opae_readb, val, cond, invl, timeout, addr)
 
 #define opae_max10_read_poll_timeout(dev, addr, value, cond, invl, timeout) \
-({ \
+__extension__ ({ \
 	int __ret, __tmp; \
 	__tmp = readx_poll_timeout(max10_sys_read, __ret, __ret || (cond), \
 			invl, timeout, (dev), (addr), &(value)); \
diff --git a/drivers/raw/ifpga/base/opae_spi_transaction.c b/drivers/raw/ifpga/base/opae_spi_transaction.c
index cd50d40629..21015eb95e 100644
--- a/drivers/raw/ifpga/base/opae_spi_transaction.c
+++ b/drivers/raw/ifpga/base/opae_spi_transaction.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #define SPI_REG_BYTES 4
 
 #define INIT_SPI_TRAN_HEADER(trans_type, size, address) \
-({ \
+__extension__ ({ \
 	header.trans_type = trans_type; \
 	header.reserve = 0; \
 	header.size = cpu_to_be16(size); \
diff --git a/examples/qos_meter/main.h b/examples/qos_meter/main.h
index 864f019f69..59e5e0bce7 100644
--- a/examples/qos_meter/main.h
+++ b/examples/qos_meter/main.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ enum policer_action policer_table[RTE_COLORS][RTE_COLORS] =
 #if APP_MODE == APP_MODE_FWD
 
 #define FUNC_METER(m, p, time, pkt_len, pkt_color)	\
-({							\
+__extension__ ({					\
 	void *mp = m;					\
 	void *pp = p;					\
 	mp = mp;					\
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_mtr.c b/lib/ethdev/rte_mtr.c
index 4e94af9d9f..900837bc09 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_mtr.c
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_mtr.c
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ rte_mtr_ops_get(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_mtr_error *error)
 }
 
 #define RTE_MTR_FUNC(port_id, func)			\
-({							\
+__extension__ ({					\
 	const struct rte_mtr_ops *ops =			\
-		rte_mtr_ops_get(port_id, error);		\
-	if (ops == NULL)					\
+		rte_mtr_ops_get(port_id, error);	\
+	if (ops == NULL)				\
 		return -rte_errno;			\
 							\
 	if (ops->func == NULL)				\
-		return -rte_mtr_error_set(error,		\
+		return -rte_mtr_error_set(error,	\
 			ENOSYS,				\
 			RTE_MTR_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED,	\
 			NULL,				\
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ rte_mtr_ops_get(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_mtr_error *error)
 })
 
 #define RTE_MTR_HNDL_FUNC(port_id, func)		\
-({							\
+__extension__ ({					\
 	const struct rte_mtr_ops *ops =			\
 		rte_mtr_ops_get(port_id, error);	\
 	if (ops == NULL)				\
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_tm.c b/lib/ethdev/rte_tm.c
index 2d08141133..d594fe0049 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_tm.c
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_tm.c
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ rte_tm_ops_get(uint16_t port_id, struct rte_tm_error *error)
 	return ops;
 }
 
-#define RTE_TM_FUNC(port_id, func)				\
-({							\
+#define RTE_TM_FUNC(port_id, func)			\
+__extension__ ({					\
 	const struct rte_tm_ops *ops =			\
 		rte_tm_ops_get(port_id, error);		\
-	if (ops == NULL)					\
+	if (ops == NULL)				\
 		return -rte_errno;			\
 							\
 	if (ops->func == NULL)				\
diff --git a/lib/pipeline/rte_pipeline.c b/lib/pipeline/rte_pipeline.c
index c9ed903d71..945bb025a1 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/rte_pipeline.c
+++ b/lib/pipeline/rte_pipeline.c
@@ -23,16 +23,16 @@ RTE_LOG_REGISTER_DEFAULT(pipeline_logtype, INFO);
 #ifdef RTE_PIPELINE_STATS_COLLECT
 
 #define RTE_PIPELINE_STATS_AH_DROP_WRITE(p, mask)			\
-	({ (p)->n_pkts_ah_drop = rte_popcount64(mask); })
+	__extension__ ({ (p)->n_pkts_ah_drop = rte_popcount64(mask); })
 
 #define RTE_PIPELINE_STATS_AH_DROP_READ(p, counter)			\
-	({ (counter) += (p)->n_pkts_ah_drop; (p)->n_pkts_ah_drop = 0; })
+	__extension__ ({ (counter) += (p)->n_pkts_ah_drop; (p)->n_pkts_ah_drop = 0; })
 
 #define RTE_PIPELINE_STATS_TABLE_DROP0(p)				\
-	({ (p)->pkts_drop_mask = (p)->action_mask0[RTE_PIPELINE_ACTION_DROP]; })
+	__extension__ ({ (p)->pkts_drop_mask = (p)->action_mask0[RTE_PIPELINE_ACTION_DROP]; })
 
 #define RTE_PIPELINE_STATS_TABLE_DROP1(p, counter)			\
-({									\
+__extension__ ({							\
 	uint64_t mask = (p)->action_mask0[RTE_PIPELINE_ACTION_DROP];	\
 	mask ^= (p)->pkts_drop_mask;					\
 	(counter) += rte_popcount64(mask);			\
diff --git a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_internal.h b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_internal.h
index 8ec12263b9..92eb933376 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_internal.h
+++ b/lib/pipeline/rte_swx_pipeline_internal.h
@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@ instr_operand_nbo(struct thread *t, const struct instr_operand *x)
 #endif
 
 #define METADATA_READ(thread, offset, n_bits)                                  \
-({                                                                             \
+__extension__ ({                                                               \
 	uint64_t *m64_ptr = (uint64_t *)&(thread)->metadata[offset];           \
 	uint64_t m64 = *m64_ptr;                                               \
 	uint64_t m64_mask = UINT64_MAX >> (64 - (n_bits));                     \
diff --git a/lib/port/rte_port_source_sink.c b/lib/port/rte_port_source_sink.c
index 4426f13499..a4486a7199 100644
--- a/lib/port/rte_port_source_sink.c
+++ b/lib/port/rte_port_source_sink.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ pcap_source_load(struct rte_port_source *port,
 #else /* RTE_PORT_PCAP */
 
 #define PCAP_SOURCE_LOAD(port, file_name, n_bytes, socket_id)	\
-({								\
+__extension__ ({						\
 	int _ret = 0;						\
 								\
 	if (file_name) {					\
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ do {								\
 #else
 
 #define PCAP_SINK_OPEN(port, file_name, max_n_pkts)		\
-({								\
+__extension__ ({						\
 	int _ret = 0;						\
 								\
 	if (file_name) {					\
