diff --git a/chapter08/systemd.xml b/chapter08/systemd.xml
index 2d325d5cd..8e6952d14 100644
--- a/chapter08/systemd.xml
+++ b/chapter08/systemd.xml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 <screen><userinput remap="configure">mkdir -p build
 cd       build
 
+CFLAGS+=" -Wno-format-overflow" \
 meson setup \
       --prefix=/usr                 \
       --buildtype=release           \