diff --git a/libunique/configure b/libunique/configure
index 96fca89..b849334 100755
--- a/libunique/configure
+++ b/libunique/configure
@@ -15398,7 +15398,7 @@ fi
 if test "x$enable_maintainer_flags" = "xyes" &&  test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then
 
 
-  list="-Werror -Wall -Wshadow -Wcast-align
+  list="-Wall -Wshadow -Wcast-align
                             -Wno-uninitialized -Wempty-body -Wformat-security
                             -Winit-self"
   flags_supported=""
diff --git a/libunique/configure.ac b/libunique/configure.ac
index e1c43fc..f088651 100644
--- a/libunique/configure.ac
+++ b/libunique/configure.ac
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([maintainer-flags],
 AS_IF([test "x$enable_maintainer_flags" = "xyes" &&  test "x$GCC" = "xyes"],
       [
         AS_COMPILER_FLAGS([MAINTAINER_CFLAGS],
-                          ["-Werror -Wall -Wshadow -Wcast-align
+                          ["-Wall -Wshadow -Wcast-align
                             -Wno-uninitialized -Wempty-body -Wformat-security
                             -Winit-self"])
       ]