diff --git a/Tools/testflags.py b/Tools/testflags.py
index 76389f046..63a3b4645 100755
--- a/Tools/testflags.py
+++ b/Tools/testflags.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def get_cflags(language, std, compiler):
         "octave":"-Werror " + c_common,
          "perl5":"-Werror " + c_common,
            "php":"-Werror " + c_common,
-        "python":"-Werror " + c_common,
+        "python":"-Werror " + c_common + " -Wmissing-field-initializers",
              "r":"-Werror " + c_common,
           "ruby":"-Werror " + c_common,
         "scilab":"-Werror " + c_common,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def get_cxxflags(language, std, compiler):
         "octave":"-Werror " + cxx_common,
          "perl5":"-Werror " + cxx_common,
            "php":"-Werror " + cxx_common,
-        "python":"-Werror " + cxx_common,
+        "python":"-Werror " + cxx_common + " -Wmissing-field-initializers",
              "r":"-Werror " + cxx_common,
           "ruby":"-Werror " + cxx_common,
         "scilab":             cxx_common,