diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8f3c7ded34..beb5e1460f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7791,7 +7791,7 @@ check_warning(){
     warning_flag=$1
     flag_to_add=${2:-$1}
     test_cflags $unknown_warning_cflags $warning_flag && add_cflags $flag_to_add
-    test_cxxflags -Werror $unknown_warning_cxxflags $warning_flag && add_cxxflags $flag_to_add
+    test_cxxflags $unknown_warning_cxxflags $warning_flag && add_cxxflags $flag_to_add
 }
 
 check_disable_warning(){