diff --git a/libwpd.spec b/libwpd.spec
index bef75af..666c1ba 100644
--- a/libwpd.spec
+++ b/libwpd.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Includes and definitions for developing with libwpd.
 %setup -q
 
 %build
-%configure --without-docs --disable-static
+%configure --without-docs --disable-static --disable-werror
 sed -i 's|^hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=.*|hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=""|g' libtool
 sed -i 's|^runpath_var=LD_RUN_PATH|runpath_var=DIE_RPATH_DIE|g' libtool
 make %{?_smp_mflags}