diff --git a/java-1_8_0-openj9.spec b/java-1_8_0-openj9.spec
index a1bec94..74b30c5 100644
--- a/java-1_8_0-openj9.spec
+++ b/java-1_8_0-openj9.spec
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@ bash configure \
     CC=gcc-7 \
     NM=gcc-nm-7 \
 %endif
+    --disable-warnings-as-errors-omr \
+    --disable-warnings-as-errors-openj9 \
     --enable-demos \
     --disable-zip-debug-info \
     --with-milestone="fcs" \