diff --git a/srcpkgs/libpagemaker/template b/srcpkgs/libpagemaker/template
index 83dc34d3b5..ffda244a02 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libpagemaker/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libpagemaker/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=libpagemaker
 version=0.0.4
 revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--disable-werror"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="librevenge-devel boost-devel"
 short_desc="Parses Aldus/Adobe PageMaker documents"
@@ -12,10 +13,6 @@ 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"