diff --git a/package/libqmi/libqmi.mk b/package/libqmi/libqmi.mk
index 911b1a7957..4f3f9a9deb 100644
--- a/package/libqmi/libqmi.mk
+++ b/package/libqmi/libqmi.mk
@@ -13,4 +13,7 @@ LIBQMI_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 LIBQMI_DEPENDENCIES = libglib2
 
+# we don't want -Werror
+LIBQMI_CONF_OPT = --enable-more-warnings=no
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))