diff --git a/plugins/Makefile.am b/plugins/Makefile.am
index a35f273e..2bea8fc0 100644
--- a/plugins/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins/Makefile.am
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ check_real_LDADD = $(NETLIBS)
 check_snmp_SOURCES = check_snmp.c check_snmp.d/check_snmp_helpers.c
 check_snmp_LDADD = $(BASEOBJS)
 check_snmp_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -lm `net-snmp-config --libs`
-check_snmp_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) `net-snmp-config --cflags`
+check_snmp_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) `net-snmp-config --cflags | sed 's/-Werror=declaration-after-statement//'`
 check_smtp_LDADD = $(SSLOBJS)
 check_ssh_LDADD = $(NETLIBS)
 check_swap_SOURCES = check_swap.c check_swap.d/swap.c