diff --git a/srcpkgs/p7zip/template b/srcpkgs/p7zip/template
index 54e901f510..642e24adaf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/p7zip/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/p7zip/template
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ homepage="http://p7zip.sourceforge.net/"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}_${version}_src_all.tar.bz2"
 checksum=5eb20ac0e2944f6cb9c2d51dd6c4518941c185347d4089ea89087ffdd6e2341f
 
+CXXFLAGS="-Wno-narrowing"
+
 do_configure() {
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		i686*) cp makefile.linux_x86_asm_gcc_4.X makefile.machine;;