diff --git a/poolalloc/Makefile.common.in b/poolalloc/Makefile.common.in
index 20e8d65..c57bf03 100644
--- a/poolalloc/Makefile.common.in
+++ b/poolalloc/Makefile.common.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # Set the root directory of this project's install prefix
 PROJ_INSTALL_ROOT := @prefix@
 
-CXXFLAGS += -Werror -Wall -Wno-deprecated
+CXXFLAGS += -Wall -Wno-deprecated
 
 #
 # Paths to various utilities