diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libwebsockets/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libwebsockets/default.nix
index 8b059d58a72d..82f5614458f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libwebsockets/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libwebsockets/default.nix
@@ -32,13 +32,12 @@ let
       "-DLWS_WITH_PLUGINS=ON"
       "-DLWS_WITH_IPV6=ON"
       "-DLWS_WITH_SOCKS5=ON"
+      "-DDISABLE_WERROR=ON"
       # Required since v4.2.0
       "-DLWS_BUILD_HASH=no_hash"
     ] ++ lib.optional (stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform) "-DLWS_WITHOUT_TESTAPPS=ON"
       ++ lib.optional withExternalPoll "-DLWS_WITH_EXTERNAL_POLL=ON";
 
-    NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optionalString stdenv.cc.isGNU "-Wno-error=unused-but-set-variable";
-
     postInstall = ''
       rm -r ${placeholder "out"}/share/libwebsockets-test-server
     '';