diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 180bcc0..2efb801 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ if test "x$enable_hardening" != "xno"; then
 	AC_SUBST([HARDENING_LDFLAGS])
 fi
 
-CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $COVERAGE_CFLAGS -Wall -Werror -Wreturn-type -Wsign-compare -Wno-self-assign"
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $COVERAGE_CFLAGS -Wall -Wreturn-type -Wsign-compare -Wno-self-assign"
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wmissing-prototypes -Wno-deprecated-declarations"
 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $COVERAGE_LDFLAGS"
 
