diff --git a/build/CMakeLists.txt b/build/CMakeLists.txt
index 5001e05..1eb12b2 100644
--- a/build/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/build/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_SCAN_FOR_MODULES ON)
 set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 
-add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wconversion)
+add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wconversion -Wno-missing-field-initializers)
 
 # ----- dependencies -----
 find_package(reproc CONFIG REQUIRED)
diff --git a/src/codegen/cmake.cpp b/src/codegen/cmake.cpp
index 921b227..563f08a 100644
--- a/src/codegen/cmake.cpp
+++ b/src/codegen/cmake.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ auto emit_header(const manifest::Manifest& m) -> std::string {
         "set(CMAKE_CXX_SCAN_FOR_MODULES ON)\n"
         "set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)\n"
         "\n"
-        "add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wconversion)\n",
+        "add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wconversion "
+        "-Wno-missing-field-initializers)\n",
         m.package.name, edition_to_int(m.package.edition));
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/codegen_cmake.cpp b/tests/codegen_cmake.cpp
index 123a6bc..d44be9a 100644
--- a/tests/codegen_cmake.cpp
+++ b/tests/codegen_cmake.cpp
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ TEST_CASE("cmake_lists emits baseline warnings", "[codegen][cmake]") {
     GenerateInputs in{m, layout, lock, {}, {}, ROOT};
 
     auto out = cmake_lists(in);
-    REQUIRE(out.find("add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wconversion)") !=
+    REQUIRE(out.find("add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wconversion "
+                     "-Wno-missing-field-initializers)") !=
             std::string::npos);
 }