diff --git a/srcpkgs/irrlicht/template b/srcpkgs/irrlicht/template
index e6fffe0db80..89180f4e531 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/irrlicht/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/irrlicht/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'irrlicht'
 pkgname=irrlicht
 version=1.8.3
-revision=2
+revision=3
 hostmakedepends="unzip pkg-config"
 makedepends="libjpeg-turbo-devel libpng-devel libXcursor-devel libXext-devel MesaLib-devel"
 short_desc="Lightning fast realtime 3D engine"
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ homepage="http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.zip"
 checksum=9e7be44277bf2004d73580a8585e7bd3c9ce9a3c801691e4f4aed030ac68931c
 
+_gccver=$(gcc --version | awk '/^gcc \(GCC\)/ { print $3 }')
+if [ "${_gccver%%.*}" -gt 5 ]; then
+	CXXFLAGS="-Wno-error=narrowing"
+fi
+
+
 pre_build() {
 	cd source/Irrlicht
 	for file in COpenGLExtensionHandler.h glext.h glxext.h wglext.h; do