diff --git a/include/ircd/db/row.h b/include/ircd/db/row.h
index 81b155919..ee640c4d4 100644
--- a/include/ircd/db/row.h
+++ b/include/ircd/db/row.h
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ struct ircd::db::row
 	    const string_view &key = {},
 	    const vector_view<const string_view> &columns = {},
 	    const vector_view<cell> &buf = {},
-	    gopts opts = {});
+	    gopts opts = {})
+	__attribute__((stack_protect));
 
 	friend size_t seek(row &, const string_view &);
 };
diff --git a/ircd/db.cc b/ircd/db.cc
index 590e22511..e0047d97a 100644
--- a/ircd/db.cc
+++ b/ircd/db.cc
@@ -8388,7 +8388,8 @@ ircd::db::seek(row &r,
 //
 // row
 //
-
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wstack-usage"
 ircd::db::row::row(database &d,
                    const string_view &key,
                    const vector_view<const string_view> &colnames,
@@ -8470,6 +8471,7 @@ ircd::db::row::row(database &d,
 	if(key)
 		seek(*this, key);
 }
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 
 void
 ircd::db::row::operator()(const op &op,