diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkimageview/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkimageview/default.nix
index b57c91c4455f..52df259616b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkimageview/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtkimageview/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ pkgconfig gtk ];
 
+  preConfigure = ''
+    sed '/DEPRECATED_FLAGS/d' -i configure
+    sed 's/-Wall -Werror//' -i configure
+  '';
+
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = {