--- maint/config/kernel.m4.old	2007-04-30 16:46:16.000000000 +0200
+++ maint/config/kernel.m4	2007-04-30 16:48:26.000000000 +0200
@@ -348,11 +348,8 @@
 		)
 	fi
 
-	dnl we need the compiler to error on warnings about prototypes, but
-	dnl certain Fedora FC5 kernel header files throw extra (spurious)
-	dnl warnings, which -Wno-pointer-sign silences.	
+
         tmp_cflags=$CFLAGS
-	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Werror -Wno-pointer-sign"
 	dnl if this test passes, there is a struct dentry* argument
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING(if statfs callbacks' arguments in kernel has struct dentry argument)
 	dnl if this test passes, the kernel has it