diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f3cb5f8d..fd2aaf433 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ macro(ADD_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG_IF_AVAILABLE flag have)
 endmacro(ADD_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG_IF_AVAILABLE)
 
 if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU" OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -march=${GCC_ARCH} -Wall -Werror=incompatible-pointer-types -Wno-comment -Wno-reorder -Wno-unused-but-set-variable -Wno-unused-variable -std=c++03")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -march=${GCC_ARCH} -Wall -Wno-comment -Wno-reorder -Wno-unused-but-set-variable -Wno-unused-variable -std=c++03")
 
   if(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Debug")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -g -O0 -DDEBUG_MODE")
@@ -214,9 +214,10 @@ if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU" OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
   endif (HAVE_AVX2)
 endif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU" OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
 
+ADD_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG_IF_AVAILABLE("-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types" HAVE_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE)
 
 if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU" OR CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
-  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -march=${GCC_ARCH} -Wall -Werror=incompatible-pointer-types -Wno-comment -Wno-write-strings -Wno-format-extra-args -Winline -Wno-unused-result -Wno-format -std=c99 -D_GNU_SOURCE")
+  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -march=${GCC_ARCH} -Wall -Wno-comment -Wno-write-strings -Wno-format-extra-args -Winline -Wno-unused-result -Wno-format -std=c99 -D_GNU_SOURCE")
 
   if(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Debug")
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -g -O0 -DDEBUG_MODE")