--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SUBDIRS += liboconfig
 endif
 
 if COMPILER_IS_GCC
-AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -Werror
+AM_CFLAGS = -Wall
 endif
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -DPREFIX='"${prefix}"'
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ top_build_prefix = @top_build_prefix@
 top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
 SUBDIRS = libcollectdclient $(am__append_1) $(am__append_2)
-@COMPILER_IS_GCC_TRUE@AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -Werror
+@COMPILER_IS_GCC_TRUE@AM_CFLAGS = -Wall
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -DPREFIX='"${prefix}"' \
 	-DCONFIGFILE='"${sysconfdir}/${PACKAGE_NAME}.conf"' \
 	-DLOCALSTATEDIR='"${localstatedir}"' \
--- a/src/libcollectdclient/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/libcollectdclient/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign no-dependencies
 
 if COMPILER_IS_GCC
-AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -Werror
+AM_CFLAGS = -Wall
 endif
 
 pkginclude_HEADERS = client.h lcc_features.h
--- a/src/libcollectdclient/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/libcollectdclient/Makefile.in
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ top_build_prefix = @top_build_prefix@
 top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign no-dependencies
-@COMPILER_IS_GCC_TRUE@AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -Werror
+@COMPILER_IS_GCC_TRUE@AM_CFLAGS = -Wall
 pkginclude_HEADERS = client.h lcc_features.h
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libcollectdclient.la
 nodist_pkgconfig_DATA = libcollectdclient.pc
--- a/src/owniptc/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/owniptc/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign no-dependenci
 EXTRA_DIST = libiptc.c README.collectd
 
 if COMPILER_IS_GCC
-AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -Werror
+AM_CFLAGS = -Wall
 endif
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libiptc.la
--- a/src/owniptc/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/owniptc/Makefile.in
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign no-dependencies
 EXTRA_DIST = libiptc.c README.collectd
-@COMPILER_IS_GCC_TRUE@AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -Werror
+@COMPILER_IS_GCC_TRUE@AM_CFLAGS = -Wall
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libiptc.la
 libiptc_la_SOURCES = libip4tc.c libip6tc.c \
 		ipt_kernel_headers.h libip6tc.h libiptc.h linux_list.h \