diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9e4c0a14d0..610490691b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ if(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR)
 			-Werror
 
 			-Wno-unused-parameter
+			-Wno-missing-field-initializers # ignore for GCC 4.8 support
 		)
 	endif()