diff --git a/packages/devel/elfutils/package.mk b/packages/devel/elfutils/package.mk
index c2293d2ee9..bfc25e5b9f 100644
--- a/packages/devel/elfutils/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/elfutils/package.mk
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ PKG_TOOLCHAIN="autotools"
 PKG_BUILD_FLAGS="+pic"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="utrace_cv_cc_biarch=false \
-                           --disable-werror \
-                           --disable-progs \
                            --disable-nls \
                            --with-zlib \
                            --without-bzlib \