diff --git a/multimedia/vvenc/Makefile b/multimedia/vvenc/Makefile
index c285a168c55..e0013431efc 100644
--- a/multimedia/vvenc/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/vvenc/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ COMPILER=	base-clang ports-gcc
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
 		-DVVENC_ENABLE_ARM_SIMD_SVE=TRUE \
 		-DVVENC_ENABLE_ARM_SIMD_SVE2=TRUE \
-		-DVVENC_ENABLE_THIRDPARTY_JSON=SYSTEM
+		-DVVENC_ENABLE_THIRDPARTY_JSON=SYSTEM \
+		-DVVENC_ENABLE_WERROR=FALSE
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>