--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -128,13 +128,11 @@ else()
 
 	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall")
 	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wextra")
-	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Werror")
 	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wshadow")
 	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wwrite-strings")
 	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wmissing-prototypes")
 	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wbad-function-cast")
 	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -pedantic")
-	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -pedantic-errors")
 	check_c_compiler_flag("-fstack-protector-all" HAVE_STACK_PROTECTOR_ALL)
 	if(HAVE_STACK_PROTECTOR_ALL)
 		set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fstack-protector-all")
--- a/man/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/man/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
 # license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
 find_program(MANDOC_PATH mandoc)
-find_program(GZIP_PATH gzip)
 
 message(STATUS "MANDOC_PATH: ${MANDOC_PATH}")
-message(STATUS "GZIP_PATH: ${GZIP_PATH}")
 
 list(APPEND MAN_SOURCES
 	eddsa_pk_new.3