--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 	-pedantic \
 	-std=gnu99 \
 	-Wall -Wunused \
-	-fstack-protector \
 	-Wformat
 
 
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@
 AM_CFLAGS += -fdata-sections -ffunction-sections
 
 # keep it tight
-AM_CFLAGS += -Werror
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = procenv