diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/Make.defs
index 19ff8891aee..4a8969ecff9 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ endif
 
 ARCHPICFLAGS = -fpic
 
-CFLAGS := $(ARCHCFLAGS) $(ARCHOPTIMIZATION) $(ARCHCPUFLAGS) $(ARCHINCLUDES) $(ARCHDEFINES) $(EXTRAFLAGS) -pipe -Werror=return-type -Werror
+CFLAGS := $(ARCHCFLAGS) $(ARCHOPTIMIZATION) $(ARCHCPUFLAGS) $(ARCHINCLUDES) $(ARCHDEFINES) $(EXTRAFLAGS) -pipe -Werror=return-type
 CPICFLAGS = $(ARCHPICFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)
 CXXFLAGS := $(ARCHCXXFLAGS) $(ARCHOPTIMIZATION) $(ARCHCPUFLAGS) $(ARCHXXINCLUDES) $(ARCHDEFINES) $(EXTRAFLAGS) -pipe
 CXXPICFLAGS = $(ARCHPICFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS)