diff --git a/gnu/packages/tex.scm b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
index 179adbf18a5..f2456778fb2 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.
 ;;;
@@ -97535,7 +97536,10 @@ that it will build with web2c out of the box.")
     (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