index a9c3e6f..04f90b5 100755
--- a/microcode/configure
+++ b/microcode/configure
@@ -5482,7 +5482,7 @@ if test x"${GCC}" = xyes; then
 	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for compiler $flag" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for compiler $flag... " >&6; }
 	SAVED_CFLAGS=${CFLAGS}
-	CFLAGS="${SAVED_CFLAGS} ${flag} -Werror"
+	CFLAGS="${SAVED_CFLAGS} ${flag}"
 	cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
@@ -10751,7 +10751,7 @@ for base in ${OPTIONAL_BASES}; do
     OPTIONAL_OBJECTS="${OPTIONAL_OBJECTS} ${base}.o"
 done
 
-CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} ${CFLAGS_WERROR}"
+CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
 LIARC_CFLAGS="${LIARC_CFLAGS} ${CFLAGS_WNOERROR}"