diff --git a/debianpkg/backports/ubuntu12.04/debian/rules b/debianpkg/backports/ubuntu12.04/debian/rules
index 807bdfaccb..d44a0c518c 100755
--- a/debianpkg/backports/ubuntu12.04/debian/rules
+++ b/debianpkg/backports/ubuntu12.04/debian/rules
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
 		$(USE_FRR_VTY_GROUP) \
 		--enable-configfile-mask=0640 \
 		--enable-logfile-mask=0640 \
-		--enable-werror \
 		--with-libpam \
 		--enable-systemd=no \
 		--enable-poll=yes \
diff --git a/debianpkg/backports/ubuntu14.04/debian/rules b/debianpkg/backports/ubuntu14.04/debian/rules
index fe3f503804..b649335188 100755
--- a/debianpkg/backports/ubuntu14.04/debian/rules
+++ b/debianpkg/backports/ubuntu14.04/debian/rules
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
 		$(USE_FRR_VTY_GROUP) \
 		--enable-configfile-mask=0640 \
 		--enable-logfile-mask=0640 \
-		--enable-werror \
 		--with-libpam \
 		--enable-systemd=no \
 		--enable-poll=yes \