diff --git a/googletest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake b/googletest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake
index 8d8d60a8..58fc9bfb 100644
--- a/googletest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake
+++ b/googletest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ macro(config_compiler_and_linker)
     # Ensure MSVC treats source files as UTF-8 encoded.
     set(cxx_base_flags "${cxx_base_flags} -utf-8")
   elseif (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
-    set(cxx_base_flags "-Wall -Wshadow -Werror -Wconversion")
+    set(cxx_base_flags "-Wall -Wshadow -Wconversion")
     set(cxx_exception_flags "-fexceptions")
     set(cxx_no_exception_flags "-fno-exceptions")
     set(cxx_strict_flags "-W -Wpointer-arith -Wreturn-type -Wcast-qual -Wwrite-strings -Wswitch -Wunused-parameter -Wcast-align -Wchar-subscripts -Winline -Wredundant-decls")
     set(cxx_no_rtti_flags "-fno-rtti")
   elseif (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
-    set(cxx_base_flags "-Wall -Wshadow -Werror")
+    set(cxx_base_flags "-Wall -Wshadow")
     if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 7.0.0)
       set(cxx_base_flags "${cxx_base_flags} -Wno-error=dangling-else")
     endif()