diff --git a/pkgs/servers/amqp/qpid-cpp/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/amqp/qpid-cpp/default.nix
index d799b3292c5c..7d145354b300 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/amqp/qpid-cpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/amqp/qpid-cpp/default.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ let
       "-Wno-error=unused-function"
       "-Wno-error=ignored-qualifiers"
       "-Wno-error=catch-value"
+    ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.cc.isGNU [
       "-Wno-error=deprecated-copy"
     ];
   };