diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 479d4aa9..d81ef47e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = $(SSL_CFLAGS) -g
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -I $(top_srcdir)/include
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -I $(top_srcdir)/lib
 
-AM_CFLAGS = -Wstrict-prototypes -Werror
+AM_CFLAGS = -Wstrict-prototypes -Werror -Wno-error=stringop-truncation -Wno-error=format-truncation=
 
 if NDEBUG
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -DNDEBUG