diff --git a/build/Makefile.am b/build/Makefile.am
index bb5c615..dbf3495 100644
--- a/build/Makefile.am
+++ b/build/Makefile.am
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ toxic_SOURCES = $(top_srcdir)/src/main.c \
                 $(top_srcdir)/src/misc_tools.c \
                 $(top_srcdir)/src/misc_tools.h
 
-toxic_CFLAGS = -Werror \
-                               -I$(top_srcdir) \
+toxic_CFLAGS =                 -I$(top_srcdir) \
 				$(NCURSES_CFLAGS) \
 				$(LIBSODIUM_CFLAGS) \
 				$(LIBTOXCORE_CFLAGS)