diff --git a/libdbusmenu-glib/Makefile.am b/libdbusmenu-glib/Makefile.am
index 2dea5f6..01832ce 100644
--- a/libdbusmenu-glib/Makefile.am
+++ b/libdbusmenu-glib/Makefile.am
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ libdbusmenu_glib_la_LDFLAGS = \
 libdbusmenu_glib_la_CFLAGS = \
 	$(DBUSMENUGLIB_CFLAGS) \
 	$(COVERAGE_CFLAGS) \
-	-Wall -Werror -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations \
+	-Wall -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations \
 	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="\"LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB\""
 
 libdbusmenu_glib_la_LIBADD = \
diff --git a/libdbusmenu-gtk/Makefile.am b/libdbusmenu-gtk/Makefile.am
index 9a7a2b0..a9a2b49 100644
--- a/libdbusmenu-gtk/Makefile.am
+++ b/libdbusmenu-gtk/Makefile.am
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ libdbusmenu_gtk_la_CFLAGS = \
 	$(DBUSMENUGTK_CFLAGS) \
 	$(COVERAGE_CFLAGS) \
 	-I$(top_srcdir) \
-	-Wall -Werror -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations \
+	-Wall -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations \
 	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="\"LIBDBUSMENU-GTK\""
 
 libdbusmenu_gtk_la_LIBADD = \
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 64e3e75..699c2c9 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = env GI_TYPELIB_PATH=$(top_builddir)/libdbusmenu-glib:$(top_b
 ############################################
 
 DBUSMENU_GLIB_TEST_CFLAGS = \
-	-Wall -Werror \
+	-Wall \
 	-DG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED \
 	-I$(top_srcdir) \
 	$(DBUSMENUTESTS_CFLAGS) \
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index 029b73e..2258cca 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dbusmenu_dumper_CFLAGS = \
 	-I $(srcdir)/.. \
 	$(DBUSMENUGLIB_CFLAGS) \
 	$(DBUSMENUDUMPER_CFLAGS) \
-	-Wall -Werror
+	-Wall
 
 dbusmenu_dumper_LDADD = \
 	../libdbusmenu-glib/libdbusmenu-glib.la \