--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
 	GDB_FLAGS="-g"
 fi
 
-DEFAULT_CFLAGS="-Werror -Wall -Wextra"
+DEFAULT_CFLAGS="-Wall -Wextra"
 
 # manual overrides
 # generates too much noise for stub APIs