diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index dc8ae2fb..c57f9bf5 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(debug,
   [  --enable-debug          include verbose debugging code [default=no]],
   if test x$enableval = "xyes"; then
     AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-    DEBUG="-DDEBUG -Wall -W -pedantic"
+    DEBUG="-DDEBUG -Wall -W"
   else
     AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
   fi,