diff --git a/qgroundcontrol.pro b/qgroundcontrol.pro
index 29ba4544646faec5e5cf860517daec5f7ee4a5c4..dc53378a7662999d3014b512f5c5952d7288cfbe 100644
--- a/qgroundcontrol.pro
+++ b/qgroundcontrol.pro
@@ -135,8 +135,13 @@ WindowsBuild {
 #
 
 MacBuild | LinuxBuild {
-	QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_WARN_ON += -Wall \
-        -Werror
+	QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_WARN_ON += -Wall
+}
+
+# Note: -Werror is currently not turned on for Linux due to unfixed problems with release builds
+
+MacBuild {
+	QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_WARN_ON += -Werror
 }
 
 WindowsBuild {