diff --git a/srcpkgs/libpagemaker/template b/srcpkgs/libpagemaker/template
index b8ba2f74e9..83dc34d3b5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libpagemaker/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libpagemaker/template
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ homepage="https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/DLP/Libraries/libpagemaker"
 distfiles="http://dev-www.libreoffice.org/src/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=66adacd705a7d19895e08eac46d1e851332adf2e736c566bef1164e7a442519d
 
+if [ "$XBPS_GCC_VERSION_MAJOR" -ge 8 ]; then
+	CXXFLAGS+=" -Wno-catch-value"
+fi
+
 libpagemaker-devel_package() {
 	depends="libpagemaker>=${version}_${revision} librevenge-devel"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"