diff --git a/audit_exceptions/flat_namespace_allowlist.json b/audit_exceptions/flat_namespace_allowlist.json
index 5b3b3cf777328..4cf62b45529fa 100644
--- a/audit_exceptions/flat_namespace_allowlist.json
+++ b/audit_exceptions/flat_namespace_allowlist.json
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@
   "scalapack",
   "soapysdr",
   "tcl-tk",
+  "xmlrpc-c",
   "xvid"
 ]