diff --git a/pkgs/servers/dict/libmaa.nix b/pkgs/servers/dict/libmaa.nix
index f5c0cf230af..36702fda65f 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/dict/libmaa.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/dict/libmaa.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ libtool ];
   # configureFlags = [ "--datadir=/run/current-system/share/dictd" ];
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-Wno-error=format-truncation";
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Dict protocol server and client";
     maintainers = [ ];