diff --git a/srcpkgs/facter/template b/srcpkgs/facter/template
index 16aaf57722..9c41ba09bb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/facter/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/facter/template
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ homepage="http://puppetlabs.com/facter"
 distfiles="http://downloads.puppetlabs.com/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=aafded9846f397bc0c74ab71376f9172f44fc8e5bece243454d2f26c2be073a0
 
+if [ "$XBPS_GCC_VERSION_MAJOR" -ge 8 ]; then
+        CXXFLAGS+=" -Wno-catch-value -Wno-stringop-truncation"
+fi
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }