diff --git a/misc/ola/Makefile b/misc/ola/Makefile
index db19e4ec783b..678103b91eb2 100644
--- a/misc/ola/Makefile
+++ b/misc/ola/Makefile
@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
 PORTNAME=	ola
 DISTVERSION=	0.10.9
 PORTREVISION=	4
 CATEGORIES=	misc
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/OpenLightingProject/ola/releases/download/${DISTVERSION}/
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Open Lighting Architecture: framework for lighting control information
 WWW=		https://www.openlighting.org/ola/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2+
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libavahi-common.so:net/avahi-app \
 		libftdi1.so:devel/libftdi1 \
 		libmicrohttpd.so:www/libmicrohttpd \
 		libprotobuf.so:devel/protobuf3 \
 		libuuid.so:misc/e2fsprogs-libuuid
 TEST_DEPENDS=	cppunit>0:devel/cppunit
 
 USES=		bison gmake libtool localbase pkgconfig
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
-CXXFLAGS+=	-Wno-c2x-extensions # workaround for https://github.com/OpenLightingProject/ola/issues/1962
 LDFLAGS+=	-lprotobuf # workaround for https://github.com/OpenLightingProject/ola/issues/1871
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE_MANPREFIX=	${PREFIX}/share
 
-CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-unittests --disable-examples
+CONFIGURE_ARGS=		--disable-unittests --disable-examples
+CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-fatal-warnings # see https://github.com/OpenLightingProject/ola/issues/1962
 
 TEST_TARGET=	check
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 
 do-test: # 1 test fails, see https://github.com/OpenLightingProject/ola/issues/1872
 	@cd ${WRKSRC} && \
 		${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ./configure ${CONFIGURE_ARGS} --enable-unittests && \
 		${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${GMAKE} ${TEST_TARGET}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>