diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8eaed0697b..b0d5b8e586 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -20642,6 +20642,7 @@ TOPDIR=`/bin/pwd`
 # Add "V=1" to KERNELMAKE_PARAMS to enable verbose module build
 KERNELMAKE_PARAMS=
 KERNELCPPFLAGS="${KERNELCPPFLAGS} -I$TOPDIR -I$TOPDIR/include"
+KERNELCPPFLAGS="${KERNELCPPFLAGS} -Wstrict-prototypes -Werror"
 
 if test "${LINUX_OBJ}" != "${LINUX}"; then
 	KERNELMAKE_PARAMS="$KERNELMAKE_PARAMS O=$kernelbuild"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 385fdcdfba..5329a11577 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ TOPDIR=`/bin/pwd`
 # Add "V=1" to KERNELMAKE_PARAMS to enable verbose module build
 KERNELMAKE_PARAMS=
 KERNELCPPFLAGS="${KERNELCPPFLAGS} -I$TOPDIR -I$TOPDIR/include"
-KERNELCPPFLAGS="${KERNELCPPFLAGS} -Wstrict-prototypes -Werror -Wshadow"
+KERNELCPPFLAGS="${KERNELCPPFLAGS} -Wstrict-prototypes -Werror"
 
 if test "${LINUX_OBJ}" != "${LINUX}"; then
 	KERNELMAKE_PARAMS="$KERNELMAKE_PARAMS O=$kernelbuild"