diff --git a/configure b/configure
index fbaf253..545664a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@
   fi
   if test "$warn" -eq 1; then
     if test "$zconst" -eq 1; then
-      CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -Wcast-qual -pedantic -DZLIB_CONST"
+      CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -Wcast-qual -DZLIB_CONST"
     else
-      CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -pedantic"
+      CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -Wall -Wextra"
     fi
   fi
   if test $sanitize -eq 1; then