diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b260969..ece281d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1050,9 +1050,9 @@ if (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC OR CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID
     endif()
 
     if (UNIX AND NOT LWS_WITH_ESP32)
-	    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-Wall -Wsign-compare -Wignored-qualifiers -Wtype-limits -Wuninitialized -Werror ${VISIBILITY_FLAG} -Wundef ${GCOV_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}" )
+	    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-Wall -Wsign-compare -Wignored-qualifiers -Wtype-limits -Wuninitialized ${VISIBILITY_FLAG} -Wundef ${GCOV_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}" )
     else()
-	    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-Wall -Wsign-compare -Wignored-qualifiers -Wtype-limits -Wuninitialized -Werror ${VISIBILITY_FLAG} ${GCOV_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}" )
+	    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-Wall -Wsign-compare -Wignored-qualifiers -Wtype-limits -Wuninitialized ${VISIBILITY_FLAG} ${GCOV_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}" )
     endif()
 endif ()