diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/nasm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/nasm/default.nix
index 89dd7dc3fdc..26a2892fbbd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/nasm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/nasm/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     make golden && make test
   '';
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="-Wno-error=attributes";
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://www.nasm.us/;
     description = "An 80x86 and x86-64 assembler designed for portability and modularity";