diff --git a/srcpkgs/lightdm-gtk3-greeter/template b/srcpkgs/lightdm-gtk3-greeter/template
index 6e8deb0bc8a..bbeb3166d5d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lightdm-gtk3-greeter/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lightdm-gtk3-greeter/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=2.0.3
 revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname/3/}-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--sbindir=/usr/bin --disable-static"
+configure_args="--sbindir=/usr/bin --disable-static --disable-Werror"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool exo-devel"
 makedepends="gtk+3-devel lightdm-devel libxklavier-devel exo-devel"
 depends="lightdm hicolor-icon-theme"