diff --git a/system/fbterm/fbterm.SlackBuild b/system/fbterm/fbterm.SlackBuild
index 269c69c8a6..ac9bd910ec 100644
--- a/system/fbterm/fbterm.SlackBuild
+++ b/system/fbterm/fbterm.SlackBuild
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 # is licensed under the WTFPL. See http://www.wtfpl.net/txt/copying/
 # for details.
 
+# 20170621 bkw:
+# - fix build on -current
+
 # 20170403 bkw:
 # - take over maintenance
 # - upgrade for v1.8
@@ -72,6 +75,9 @@ TERMINFO=$PKG/usr/share/terminfo
 export TERMINFO
 mkdir -p $TERMINFO
 
+# -current needs this, it does no harm on 14.2:
+SLKCFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS -Wno-narrowing"
+
 CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
     ./configure \