diff --git a/config/m4/compiler.m4 b/config/m4/compiler.m4
index 94a845aeb6e..1bfd96795dc 100644
--- a/config/m4/compiler.m4
+++ b/config/m4/compiler.m4
@@ -519,8 +519,7 @@ ADD_COMPILER_FLAGS_IF_SUPPORTED([[-Wno-pointer-sign],
                                  [-Werror-implicit-function-declaration],
                                  [-Wno-format-zero-length],
                                  [-Wnested-externs],
-                                 [-Wshadow],
-                                 [-Werror=declaration-after-statement]],
+                                 [-Wshadow]],
                                 [AC_LANG_SOURCE([[int main(int argc, char **argv){return 0;}]])])