diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcdr/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcdr/default.nix
index 23fafb44c81..21666ed3034 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcdr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcdr/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
 
+  configureFlags = if (stdenv.cc.cc.isClang or false)
+    then [ "--disable-werror" ] else null;
+
   CXXFLAGS="--std=gnu++0x"; # For c++11 constants in lcms2.h
 
   meta = {