diff --git a/srcpkgs/openssh/template b/srcpkgs/openssh/template
index 754ae2e396e..e3b8a6de568 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openssh/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openssh/template
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ case $XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE in
 		;;
 esac
 
+if [ "$XBPS_GCC_VERSION_MAJOR" -ge 7 ]; then
+	CFLAGS+=" -Wno-format-truncation"
+fi
+
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi
 }