--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
-WARNINGS = -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Werror
+WARNINGS = -Wall -Wwrite-strings
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I. -I$(srcdir)/src
 AM_CFLAGS = $(WARNINGS) @libevent_CFLAGS@ @libcrypto_CFLAGS@
 LDADD = libobfsproxy.a @libevent_LIBS@ @libcrypto_LIBS@ @ws32_LIBS@