diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0cc5d193..e95612ee 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
     * src/OGG
     Sync to SVN upstream.
 
+    * Makefile.am
+    Add 'DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --enable-gcc-werror'.
+
 2008-02-05  Erik de Castro Lopo  <erikd AT mega-nerd DOT com>
 
     * examples/sndfile-jackplay.c
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index ec03728f..5de63cd0 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 
+DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --enable-gcc-werror
+
 if BUILD_OCTAVE_MOD
 octave_dir = Octave
 endif