diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcp/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcp/default.nix
index 5222f731efb..f0d465a40e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcp/default.nix
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-Wno-error=format-truncation"
     "-Wno-error=stringop-truncation"
     "-Wno-error=format-overflow"
+    "-Wno-error=stringop-overflow=8"
   ];
 
   installFlags = [ "DESTDIR=\${out}" ];