diff --git a/gui-apps/fuzzel/fuzzel-1.7.0.ebuild b/gui-apps/fuzzel/fuzzel-1.7.0.ebuild
index dd841f9f54..3e66166046 100644
--- a/gui-apps/fuzzel/fuzzel-1.7.0.ebuild
+++ b/gui-apps/fuzzel/fuzzel-1.7.0.ebuild
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ BDEPEND="
 
 src_configure() {
 	local emesonargs=(
-		-Dwerror=false
 		-Dpng-backend=$(usex png libpng none)
 		-Dsvg-backend=$(usex svg librsvg none)
 		$(meson_feature cairo enable-cairo)
diff --git a/gui-apps/fuzzel/fuzzel-9999.ebuild b/gui-apps/fuzzel/fuzzel-9999.ebuild
index dd841f9f54..3e66166046 100644
--- a/gui-apps/fuzzel/fuzzel-9999.ebuild
+++ b/gui-apps/fuzzel/fuzzel-9999.ebuild
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ BDEPEND="
 
 src_configure() {
 	local emesonargs=(
-		-Dwerror=false
 		-Dpng-backend=$(usex png libpng none)
 		-Dsvg-backend=$(usex svg librsvg none)
 		$(meson_feature cairo enable-cairo)