diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libomxil-bellagio/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libomxil-bellagio/default.nix
index 28c8a915c63..c640d8a8cd2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libomxil-bellagio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libomxil-bellagio/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   patches = [ ./fedora-fixes.patch ];
 
+  # Fix for #40213, probably permanent, because upstream doesn't seem to be
+  # developed anymore. Alternatively, gcc7Stdenv could be used.
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-Wno-error=array-bounds";
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = https://sourceforge.net/projects/omxil/;
     description = "An opensource implementation of the Khronos OpenMAX Integration Layer API to access multimedia components";