diff --git a/objectivec/GPBCodedInputStream.m b/objectivec/GPBCodedInputStream.m
index 319ec15..4022717 100644
--- a/objectivec/GPBCodedInputStream.m
+++ b/objectivec/GPBCodedInputStream.m
@@ -316,6 +316,12 @@
   [super dealloc];
 }
 
+// Direct access is use for speed, to avoid even internally declaring things
+// read/write, etc. The warning is enabled in the project to ensure code calling
+// protos can turn on -Wdirect-ivar-access without issues.
+#pragma clang diagnostic push
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdirect-ivar-access"
+
 - (int32_t)readTag {
   return GPBCodedInputStreamReadTag(&state_);
 }
@@ -496,4 +502,6 @@
   return GPBCodedInputStreamReadSInt64(&state_);
 }
 
+#pragma clang diagnostic pop
+
 @end