diff --git a/srcpkgs/mplayer/template b/srcpkgs/mplayer/template
index c2af02e853e..549ae0e0544 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mplayer/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mplayer/template
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ checksum=650cd55bb3cb44c9b39ce36dac488428559799c5f18d16d98edb2b7256cbbf85
 
 nocross=yes
 
+CFLAGS="-fpermissive"
+
 conf_files="
 	/etc/mplayer/input.conf
 	/etc/mplayer/codecs.conf"