diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 72c1a55..9f4705d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ ext_py_mods = [Extension('setools.policyrep._qpol',
                           'libqpol/policy_scan.c'],
                          include_dirs=['libqpol', 'libqpol/include'],
                          libraries=['bz2', 'selinux', 'sepol'],
-                         extra_compile_args=['-Werror', '-Wextra',
+                         extra_compile_args=['-Wextra',
                                              '-Waggregate-return',
                                              '-Wcast-align',
                                              '-Wfloat-equal',