diff --git a/Dockerfile.openj9 b/Dockerfile.openj9
index 2c50aaf..39dfac8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.openj9
+++ b/Dockerfile.openj9
@@ -31,11 +31,14 @@ ENV CC=/usr/bin/clang CXX=/usr/bin/clang++ LD=/usr/bin/lld
   # TODO: add as args to configure
   # CFLAGS="-O3 -flto -fwhole-program-vtables" \
   # LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1"
+ENV CFLAGS="-Wno-error=nontrivial-memcall"
 RUN bash configure \
   --with-boot-jdk=/build/bootjdk \
   --with-openssl=system \
   --with-toolchain-type=clang \
-  --enable-jvm-feature-link-time-opt
+  --enable-jvm-feature-link-time-opt \
+  --with-extra-cflags="$CFLAGS" \
+  --with-extra-cxxflags="$CFLAGS"
 RUN make all JOBS=$(nproc)
 
 # jlink by advice from https://adoptium.net/blog/2021/10/jlink-to-produce-own-runtime/