diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 7e25d7af..7d8fc48b 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SUBDIRS = sparkey
 
-CFLAGS_BASE = -Wfloat-equal -Wpointer-arith -Werror
+CFLAGS_BASE = -Wfloat-equal -Wpointer-arith
 CFLAGS_O0 = $(CFLAGS_BASE) -O0
 CFLAGS_O1 = $(CFLAGS_BASE) -O1
 CFLAGS_O2 = $(CFLAGS_BASE) -O2