diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 264c06fce3..edf2df8af2 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@
 # changes in reported warnings
 %if 0%{?rhel}
     %define enable_werror --enable-werror
+else
+    %define enable_werror --disable-werror
 %endif