diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f814253e..f8b62464 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ BUILD_DIR ?= out
 
 COMMON_CFLAGS = \
 	-Wall \
-	-Werror \
 	-Wextra \
 	-Wno-unused-parameter \
 	-Wno-cast-function-type \
@@ -34,7 +33,8 @@ $(APP_OBJS): CFLAGS += \
 	-Ideps/quickjs \
 	-Ideps/sqlite \
 	-Ideps/libuv/include \
-	-Ideps/xopt
+	-Ideps/xopt \
+	-Werror
 
 BASE64C_SOURCES = deps/base64c/src/base64c.c
 BASE64C_OBJS = $(patsubst %.c,$(BUILD_DIR)/%.o,$(BASE64C_SOURCES))