diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iproute/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iproute/default.nix
index 5c0f48b2901..4ea4152e30d 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iproute/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iproute/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0kqy30wz2krbg4y7750hjq5218hgy2vj9pm5qzkn1bqskxs4b4ap";
   };
 
-  patches = [ ./vpnc.patch ];
+  patches = [ ./vpnc.patch ./no-werror.patch ];
 
   preConfigure =
     ''
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iproute/no-werror.patch b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iproute/no-werror.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..593b56b8de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iproute/no-werror.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -ubr iproute2-3.8.0-orig/Makefile iproute2-3.8.0/Makefile
+--- iproute2-3.8.0-orig/Makefile	2013-04-06 00:03:21.072827860 +0200
++++ iproute2-3.8.0/Makefile	2013-04-06 00:03:25.353837862 +0200
+@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
+ HOSTCC = gcc
+ DEFINES += -D_GNU_SOURCE
+ CCOPTS = -O2
+-WFLAGS := -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Werror -Wmissing-prototypes
++WFLAGS := -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes
+ WFLAGS += -Wmissing-declarations -Wold-style-definition
+ 
+ CFLAGS = $(WFLAGS) $(CCOPTS) -I../include $(DEFINES)