diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/bambootracker/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/bambootracker/default.nix
index 272f93f2099..0029b2a499f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/bambootracker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/bambootracker/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { mkDerivation
 , lib
+, stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , qmake
 , pkg-config
@@ -20,6 +21,11 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0iddqfw951dw9xpl4w7310sl4z544507ppb12i8g4fzvlxfw2ifc";
   };
 
+  postPatch = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
+    substituteInPlace BambooTracker/BambooTracker.pro \
+      --replace '# Temporary known-error downgrades here' 'CPP_WARNING_FLAGS += -Wno-missing-braces'
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ qmake qttools pkg-config ];
 
   buildInputs = [ qtbase rtaudio rtmidi ];