--- a/cmake/compiler_settings.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler_settings.cmake
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ macro(set_gcc_flags)
 endmacro()
 
 macro(set_gcc_warnings)
-    list(APPEND AWS_COMPILER_WARNINGS "-Wall" "-Werror" "-pedantic" "-Wextra")
+    list(APPEND AWS_COMPILER_WARNINGS "-Wall" "-pedantic" "-Wextra")
     if(COMPILER_CLANG)
         if(PLATFORM_ANDROID)
             # when using clang with libc and API lower than 21 we need to include Android support headers and ignore the gnu-include-next warning.