diff --git a/src/tests/kvm/build-linux.sh b/src/tests/kvm/build-linux.sh
index 49f622a56..2dd28b405 100755
--- a/src/tests/kvm/build-linux.sh
+++ b/src/tests/kvm/build-linux.sh
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ echo Enabling ${CONFIGS[@]}...
 ./scripts/config ${CONFIGS[@]/#/--enable }
 
 make oldconfig
-make -j8
+make -j8 WERROR=0
 
 popd