diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d035653..1db5c5c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ AC_SUBST([TSS_USER])
 AC_SUBST([TSS_GROUP])
 
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wreturn-type -Wsign-compare -Wswitch-enum"
-CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wmissing-prototypes -Wall -Werror"
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wmissing-prototypes -Wall"
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wformat -Wformat-security"
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $GNUTLS_CFLAGS $COVERAGE_CFLAGS"