--- a/c/Makefile.am
+++ b/c/Makefile.am
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ doxymacs_parser_SOURCES = doxymacs_parser.c
 
 INCLUDES = $(XML_CPPFLAGS)
 
-AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -Werror -fexpensive-optimizations -fomit-frame-pointer
+AM_CFLAGS = -Wall
 
 doxymacs_parser_LDADD = $(XML_LIBS)
--- a/c/Makefile.in
+++ b/c/Makefile.in
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ sysconfdir = @sysconfdir@
 target_alias = @target_alias@
 doxymacs_parser_SOURCES = doxymacs_parser.c
 INCLUDES = $(XML_CPPFLAGS)
-AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -Werror -fexpensive-optimizations -fomit-frame-pointer
+AM_CFLAGS = -Wall
 doxymacs_parser_LDADD = $(XML_LIBS)
 all: all-am