diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cab0de8..62bf203 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ endif( MSVC )
 
 if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
   # using regular Clang or AppleClang
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11 -Werror -Wall -Wconversion -Wshadow -Wno-sign-conversion")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11 -Wall -Wconversion -Wshadow -Wno-sign-conversion")
 elseif ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU")
   # using GCC
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11 -Werror -Wall -Wconversion -Wshadow -Wextra -pedantic")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11 -Wall -Wconversion -Wshadow -Wextra -pedantic")
   # not yet ready for -Wsign-conversion
 endif()