diff --git a/babeld/Makefile.am b/babeld/Makefile.am
index 13922d0..d34e180 100644
--- a/babeld/Makefile.am
+++ b/babeld/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 DEFS = @DEFS@ -DSYSCONFDIR=\"$(sysconfdir)/\"
 INSTALL_SDATA=@INSTALL@ -m 600
 
-AM_CFLAGS = $(PICFLAGS)
+AM_CFLAGS = $(PICFLAGS) $(WERROR)
 AM_LDFLAGS = $(PILDFLAGS)
 
 noinst_LIBRARIES = libbabel.a