--- old/make/linux/makefiles/adlc.make	2013-06-04 10:03:19.000000000 -0700
+++ new/make/linux/makefiles/adlc.make	2013-06-04 10:03:18.000000000 -0700
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
 # CFLAGS_WARN holds compiler options to suppress/enable warnings.
 # Compiler warnings are treated as errors
-CFLAGS_WARN = -Werror
+CFLAGS_WARN = $(WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS)
 CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_WARN)
 
 OBJECTNAMES = \