diff --git a/srcpkgs/espeak/template b/srcpkgs/espeak/template
index 9abab4e0ba3..88977395551 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/espeak/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/espeak/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'espeak'
 pkgname="espeak"
 version="1.48.04"
-revision=3
+revision=4
 short_desc="Text to Speech engine"
 maintainer="Martin Riese <grauehaare@gmx.de>"
 license="GPL-3"
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ build_wrksrc="src"
 checksum="bf9a17673adffcc28ff7ea18764f06136547e97bbd9edf2ec612f09b207f0659"
 build_style="gnu-makefile"
 
+_gccver=$(gcc --version | awk '/^gcc \(GCC\)/ { print $3 }')
+if [ "${_gccver%%.*}" -gt 5 ]; then
+	CXXFLAGS="-Wno-error=narrowing"
+fi
+
 pre_configure() {
 	cp portaudio19.h portaudio.h
 }