--- a/config/m4/compiler.m4
+++ b/config/m4/compiler.m4
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # Initialize CFLAGS
 #
-BASE_CFLAGS="-g -Wall -Werror"
+BASE_CFLAGS="-g -Wall"
 
 
 #
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ EXAMPLE_CUDA_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS_PEDANTIC)
 EXAMPLE_CUDA_CPPFLAGS =
 endif
 
-EXAMPLE_CCLD_FLAGS = -lucs -I$(includedir) -L$(libdir) -Wall -Werror -Wl,-rpath,$(libdir) \
+EXAMPLE_CCLD_FLAGS = -lucs -I$(includedir) -L$(libdir) -Wall -Wl,-rpath,$(libdir) \
                      $(EXAMPLE_CUDA_LD_FLAGS) $(EXAMPLE_CUDA_LIBS) $(EXAMPLE_CUDA_CPPFLAGS)
 
 installcheck-local:
--- a/test/apps/sockaddr/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/apps/sockaddr/Makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
 	sa_util.h
 
 sa_CXXFLAGS = \
-	-std=c++11 -g -Wall -Werror
+	-std=c++11 -g -Wall
 
 sa_CPPFLAGS = $(BASE_CPPFLAGS)