diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libzmf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libzmf/default.nix
index 59b10a897eb..f4b7aaf3fe2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libzmf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libzmf/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [boost icu libpng librevenge zlib cppunit];
   nativeBuildInputs = [doxygen pkgconfig];
+  configureFlags = " --disable-werror ";
 
   meta = {
     inherit version;