diff --git a/OpenImageIO.spec b/OpenImageIO.spec
index ffc28c1..5fa2e79 100644
--- a/OpenImageIO.spec
+++ b/OpenImageIO.spec
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ rm -rf build/linux && mkdir -p build/linux && pushd build/linux
        -DNOTHREADS:BOOL=FALSE \
 %endif
        -DVERBOSE=TRUE \
+       -DSTOP_ON_WARNING=FALSE \
        ../../
 
 make %{?_smp_mflags}