diff --git a/srcpkgs/vpn-ws/template b/srcpkgs/vpn-ws/template
index 498ca5775a8..73d6697ea34 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vpn-ws/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vpn-ws/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'vpn-ws'
 pkgname=vpn-ws
 version=0.2
-revision=7
+revision=8
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_use_env=yes
 makedepends="openssl-devel"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ homepage="https://github.com/unbit/vpn-ws"
 distfiles="https://github.com/unbit/vpn-ws/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=f35d16d192ef333390ccc7d342df4392676a86502fa087f310eab9758afd565a
 
-CFLAGS+=" -Wno-stringop-truncation -fcommon"
+CFLAGS+=" -Wno-stringop-truncation -fcommon -Wno-deprecated-declarations"
 
 # no install target in the Makefile
 do_install() {