diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 398f86e..41642d6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.50)
 AC_INIT([libnfs], [1.9.7], [ronniesahlberg@gmail.com])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall -Werror foreign])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall foreign])
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 m4_pattern_allow([AM_PROG_AR])
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([werror], [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-werror],
               [Disables building with -Werror by default])])
 
 if test "$ac_cv_prog_gcc" = yes; then
-   WARN_CFLAGS="-Wall -Werror -Wshadow -Wno-write-strings -Wstrict-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-align -Wno-strict-aliasing"
+   WARN_CFLAGS="-Wall -Wshadow -Wno-write-strings -Wstrict-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-align -Wno-strict-aliasing"
    if test "x$enable_werror" != "xno"; then
        WARN_CFLAGS="$WARN_CFLAGS -Werror"
    fi