diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/inotify-tools/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/inotify-tools/package.mk
index c344dc0a1d..37750dee88 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/inotify-tools/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/inotify-tools/package.mk
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--enable-static --disable-shared"
 
+pre_configure_target() {
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wno-error=misleading-indentation"
+}
+
 makeinstall_target() {
   : nothing to do
 }