diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix
index 444d6c458fb6..eda71af59783 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ callPackage ./common.nix { inherit stdenv; } {
     #      limit rebuilds by only disabling pie w/musl
       ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl "pie";
 
+    NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = if withGd then "-Wno-error=stringop-truncation" else null;
+
     # When building glibc from bootstrap-tools, we need libgcc_s at RPATH for
     # any program we run, because the gcc will have been placed at a new
     # store path than that determined when built (as a source for the