diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a82e2e3..c9a8b9a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ CFLAGS += -std=c99 -O3 \
 	  -Wunused-macros \
 	  $(shell pkg-config --cflags ${GTK} ${VTE})
 
+ifeq (${CC}, clang)
+	CFLAGS += -Wno-missing-field-initializers
+endif
+
 LDFLAGS += -s -Wl,--as-needed $(shell pkg-config --libs ${GTK} ${VTE})
 
 termite: termite.c config.h