diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1f0f485768..770f4c6526 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1607,7 +1607,7 @@ EOF
     fi
   fi
 
-  if compile_prog "-fno-pie" "-nopie"; then
+  if compile_prog "-Werror -fno-pie" "-nopie"; then
     CFLAGS_NOPIE="-fno-pie"
     LDFLAGS_NOPIE="-nopie"
   fi