diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libusb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libusb/default.nix
index 3db75ccfda43..64ef4ed66b6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libusb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libusb/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "libusb-0.1.12";
+
+  # On non-linux, we get warnings compiling, and we don't want the
+  # build to break.
+  patchPhase = ''
+    sed -i s/-Werror// Makefile.in
+  '';
+
   src = fetchurl {
     url = mirror://sourceforge/libusb/libusb-0.1.12.tar.gz;
     md5 = "caf182cbc7565dac0fd72155919672e6";