diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 1c05f74..08ba97e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ hitch_CFLAGS = \
 	$(AM_CFLAGS) \
 	$(SSL_CFLAGS) \
 	$(CRYPTO_CFLAGS) \
-	$(EV_CFLAGS) \
-	-Werror
+	$(EV_CFLAGS)
 
 hitch_LDADD = \
 	$(SSL_LIBS) \