diff --git a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/pygtk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python2-modules/pygtk/default.nix
index 9ba5ce952e17..066a00884ef0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/pygtk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python2-modules/pygtk/default.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE =
     lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin "-ObjC"
-    + lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64) " -lpython2.7";
+    + lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64) " -lpython2.7"
+    + " -fpermissive"; # downgrade code errors to warnings
 
   installPhase = "installPhase";
 
@@ -94,5 +95,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     homepage = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/Archive/pygtk";
     platforms = platforms.all;
     license = with licenses; [ lgpl21Plus ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ bryango ];
   };
 }