diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/openocd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/openocd/default.nix
index 7e141270904..7ebf4a1e065 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/openocd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/openocd/default.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-Wno-format-overflow"
     "-Wno-error=tautological-compare"
     "-Wno-error=array-bounds"
+    "-Wno-error=cpp"
   ]);
 
   postInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''