diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libsepol/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libsepol/default.nix
index 0417bf59cfa..f7f393afb39 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libsepol/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libsepol/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     makeFlagsArray+=("DESTDIR=$out")
   '';
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = [ "-Wno-error=implicit-fallthrough" ];
+
   passthru = { inherit se_release se_url; };
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {