diff --git a/desktop/mate/bamf/actions.py b/desktop/mate/bamf/actions.py
index 3dedf61ab0..af093f3021 100644
--- a/desktop/mate/bamf/actions.py
+++ b/desktop/mate/bamf/actions.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
 def setup():
     shelltools.export("PYTHON", "python3")
+    pisitools.dosed("configure", "-Werror", "")
     autotools.configure("--disable-static \
                          --libexecdir=/usr/lib \
                          --sysconfdir=/etc \