diff --git a/media-libs/fcft/fcft-2.3.3.ebuild b/media-libs/fcft/fcft-2.3.3.ebuild
index f6cac526ff..33f4d40d6a 100644
--- a/media-libs/fcft/fcft-2.3.3.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/fcft/fcft-2.3.3.ebuild
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ BDEPEND="app-text/scdoc"
 src_configure() {
 	local emesonargs=(
 		$(meson_feature text-shaping)
+		"-Dwerror=false"
 	)
 	meson_src_configure
 }
diff --git a/media-libs/fcft/fcft-9999.ebuild b/media-libs/fcft/fcft-9999.ebuild
index f6cac526ff..33f4d40d6a 100644
--- a/media-libs/fcft/fcft-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/fcft/fcft-9999.ebuild
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ BDEPEND="app-text/scdoc"
 src_configure() {
 	local emesonargs=(
 		$(meson_feature text-shaping)
+		"-Dwerror=false"
 	)
 	meson_src_configure
 }