diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9921faedf..363f3dfdf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC")
     add_compile_options(/EHsc /W2 /WX /FS /wd4324)
 elseif ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "AppleClang")
-    add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Werror -g)
+    add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -g)
 endif ()
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cmake")
diff --git a/exec/cnex/CMakeLists.txt b/exec/cnex/CMakeLists.txt
index 7f5f11b8c..e869f63e1 100644
--- a/exec/cnex/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/exec/cnex/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ add_test(
 )
 
 if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang")
-    set_target_properties(cnex PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-std=c99 -Wall -Werror")
-    set_target_properties(test_string_support PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-std=c99 -Wall -Werror")
-    set_target_properties(test_number_to_string_c PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-std=c99 -Wall -Werror")
-    set_target_properties(test_path_support PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-std=c99 -Wall -Werror")
+    set_target_properties(cnex PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-std=c99 -Wall")
+    set_target_properties(test_string_support PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-std=c99 -Wall")
+    set_target_properties(test_number_to_string_c PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-std=c99 -Wall")
+    set_target_properties(test_path_support PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-std=c99 -Wall")
 endif ()
 
 target_link_libraries(cnex