diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/benchmark/papi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/benchmark/papi/default.nix
index f727728943b..e4e556ab4d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/benchmark/papi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/benchmark/papi/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "13mngf9kl0y2wfxqvkad0smdaag7k8fvw82b4312gx62nwhc1i6r";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ stdenv ];
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = [ "-Wno-error=format-truncation" ];
 
   preConfigure = ''
     cd src