diff --git a/net/intel-ixl-kmod/Makefile b/net/intel-ixl-kmod/Makefile
index e9e9ce92121e..7bec5311b9e9 100644
--- a/net/intel-ixl-kmod/Makefile
+++ b/net/intel-ixl-kmod/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ MANPAGENAME?=	${PORTNAME}
 MANPAGELINKS?=	if_${PORTNAME}
 PLIST_FILES=	${KMODDIR}/if_${PORTNAME}_updated.ko \
 		man/man4/${MANPAGENAME}.4.gz
+MAKE_ENV+=	WERROR=""
 
 .for link in ${MANPAGELINKS}
 PLIST_FILES+=	man/man4/${link}.4.gz