diff --git a/srcpkgs/simple-scan/template b/srcpkgs/simple-scan/template
index 48f075f79b8..c619c0f2ca2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/simple-scan/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/simple-scan/template
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ license="GPL-3"
 homepage="http://launchpad.net/simple-scan"
 distfiles="https://launchpad.net/$pkgname/${version%.*}/$version/+download/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
 checksum=1c6727591813e7fd44da932adbae226001ce3a7b8f1a162c9b19d1dc630d7402
+
+pre_configure() {
+	sed -i 's/--strict//' configure
+}