diff --git a/cmake/modules/DispatchCompilerWarnings.cmake b/cmake/modules/DispatchCompilerWarnings.cmake
index 35b80f3..cc554ed 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/DispatchCompilerWarnings.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/DispatchCompilerWarnings.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 if("${CMAKE_C_SIMULATE_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC")
   # TODO: someone needs to provide the msvc equivalent warning flags
 else()
-  add_compile_options($<$<OR:$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>,$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>>:-Werror>)
   add_compile_options($<$<OR:$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>,$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>>:-Wall>)
   add_compile_options($<$<OR:$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>,$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>>:-Wextra>)
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index adc989d..2841aa2 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ endif()
 # FIXME(compnerd) add check for -fblocks?
 target_compile_options(dispatch PRIVATE -fblocks)
 
-check_c_compiler_flag("-momit-leaf-frame-pointer -Werror -Wall -O3" C_SUPPORTS_OMIT_LEAF_FRAME_POINTER)
+check_c_compiler_flag("-momit-leaf-frame-pointer -Wall -O3" C_SUPPORTS_OMIT_LEAF_FRAME_POINTER)
 if (C_SUPPORTS_OMIT_LEAF_FRAME_POINTER)
   target_compile_options(dispatch PRIVATE -momit-leaf-frame-pointer)
 endif()