diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/yambar/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/yambar/default.nix
index 7d974bf87fd4..8feb3995070c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/yambar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/yambar/default.nix
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   mesonBuildType = "release";
 
   mesonFlags = [
+    (lib.mesonBool "werror" false)
     (lib.mesonEnable "backend-x11" x11Support)
     (lib.mesonEnable "backend-wayland" waylandSupport)
   ];