diff --git a/build/gen.py b/build/gen.py
index 76f88e8..11c9246 100755
--- a/build/gen.py
+++ b/build/gen.py
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@
         '-pipe',
         '-fno-exceptions',
         '-fno-rtti',
+        '-fdiagnostics-color',
     ])
     cflags_cc.extend(['-std=c++14', '-Wno-c++11-narrowing'])