diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/Makefile b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/Makefile
index fe5d396aca73b7b6bc13e0d8fd3199f9759b7a82..e2516ba8ebfa91a25a50a8f21b9797914f73c196 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 ccflags-$(GCOV) := -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
 ccflags-$(GCOV) += -O0
 
+ifdef WARNINGS_BECOME_ERRORS
 ccflags-y += -Werror
+endif
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SCSI_LPFC) := lpfc.o