diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 28926c3..6be002b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([config.h.in])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign -Wall -Werror])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign -Wall])
 
 # Checks for programs.
 AM_PROG_AR
