diff --git a/gnu/packages/tex.scm b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
index bfc923c8e3..8e83d60251 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/tex.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2023 John Kehayias <john.kehayias@protonmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2023 Dominik Delgado Steuter <d@delgado.nrw>
 ;;; Copyright © 2023 Timothy Sample <samplet@ngyro.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2024 Janneke Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -90827,7 +90828,10 @@ (define-public texlive-xdvi-bin
     (arguments
      (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments texlive-bin)
        ((#:configure-flags flags)
-        #~(cons "--enable-xdvik" (delete "--enable-web2c" #$flags)))
+        #~(cons*
+           "CFLAGS=-g -O2 -Wno-error=incompatible-pointer-types"
+           "--enable-xdvik"
+           (delete "--enable-web2c" #$flags)))
        ((#:phases phases)
         #~(modify-phases #$phases
             (replace 'check