diff --git a/lib/c_glib/Makefile.am b/lib/c_glib/Makefile.am
index 86d4884..88e2d73 100755
--- a/lib/c_glib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/c_glib/Makefile.am
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libthrift_c_glib.la
 pkgconfig_DATA = thrift_c_glib.pc
 
-common_cflags = -g -Wall -W -Werror -Isrc -I src/thrift/c_glib $(GLIB_CFLAGS)
+common_cflags = -g -Wall -W -Isrc -I src/thrift/c_glib $(GLIB_CFLAGS)
 common_ldflags = -g -Wall -W $(GLIB_LDFLAGS) @GCOV_LDFLAGS@
 
 # this removes optimizations and adds coverage flags