diff --git a/gn.spec b/gn.spec
index 6fb3787..aa515e5 100644
--- a/gn.spec
+++ b/gn.spec
@@ -118,10 +118,13 @@ CC='gcc'; export CC
 CXX='g++'; export CXX
 AR='gcc-ar'; export AR
 %set_build_flags
+# Treating warnings as errors is too strict for downstream builds.
+#
 # Both --use-icf and --use-lto add compiler flags that only work with clang++,
 # not with g++. We do get LTO on Fedora anyway, since we respect the
 # distribution’s build flags.
 %{python3} build/gen.py \
+    --allow-warnings \
     --no-last-commit-position \
     --no-strip \
     --no-static-libstdc++