diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 8ecc141e2..e945c6d72 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 export DH_VERBOSE=1
 export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS=hardening=+all
 
+override_dh_auto_configure:
+	dh_auto_configure -- \
+	-DBUILD_WERROR=ON
+
 override_dh_installchangelogs:
 	dh_installchangelogs Changelog