diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 293639cf6d..b5aab7257b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2985,7 +2985,7 @@ int main(void) {
 }
 EOF
 
-if ! compile_prog "-Werror $CFLAGS" "$LIBS" ; then
+if ! compile_prog "$CFLAGS" "$LIBS" ; then
     error_exit "sizeof(size_t) doesn't match GLIB_SIZEOF_SIZE_T."\
                "You probably need to set PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR"\
 	       "to point to the right pkg-config files for your"\