diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dc3d715..2034d0d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ LW6_MAC_OS_X_CFLAGS=""
 LW6_GP2X_CFLAGS=""
 
 if test "x${lw6_gnu}" = "xyes" ; then
-   LW6_GNU_CFLAGS="-DLW6_GNU -Werror"
+   LW6_GNU_CFLAGS="-DLW6_GNU"
 fi
 if test "x${lw6_unix}" = "xyes" ; then
    LW6_UNIX_CFLAGS="-DLW6_UNIX"