diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/Makefile b/arch/alpha/kernel/Makefile
index 9bb7b858ed239ef4e590732a75fe250bbf934eaf..7a6d908bb865c2e83a5cc51dcd975830f8cdfc4a 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 extra-y		:= head.o vmlinux.lds
 asflags-y	:= $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)
-ccflags-y	:= -Werror -Wno-sign-compare
+ccflags-y	:= -Wno-sign-compare
 
 obj-y    := entry.o traps.o process.o init_task.o osf_sys.o irq.o \
 	    irq_alpha.o signal.o setup.o ptrace.o time.o \