diff --git a/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile b/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile
index fa7bc5542e..5292eba264 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