diff --git a/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile b/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile
index fa7bc5542e93ae9df46d8a6f31fe04e6a4b53754..5292eba26481f48e02c0e0b5a4626dda98bc3db4 100644
--- a/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ CONFIGURE_VARS += \
 endif
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
-	--disable-werror \
 	--without-lzma
 
 define Build/InstallDev