diff --git a/srcpkgs/qxmledit/template b/srcpkgs/qxmledit/template
index 6c68563f0af..71605cf73d3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/qxmledit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/qxmledit/template
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	 qt5-svg-devel qt5-xmlpatterns-devel"
 fi
 
+post_patch() {
+	vsed -e '/Werror/d' -i src/QXmlEdit.pro \
+		-i src/QXmlEditWidget.pro \
+		-i test/test.pro -i singleapp/app.pro \
+		-i src/sessions/QXmlEditSessions.pro
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense external/qwtplot3d/license.txt
 	vmkdir usr/share/appdata