diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 34926957c0..2a16b14cd9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -239,14 +239,18 @@ dnl set location of plugin directory
 AG_GST_SET_PLUGINDIR
 
 dnl define an ERROR_CFLAGS Makefile variable
+dnl -Waggregate-return - libexif returns aggregates
 AG_GST_SET_ERROR_CFLAGS($GST_GIT, [
     -Wmissing-declarations -Wmissing-prototypes -Wredundant-decls -Wundef
-    -Wwrite-strings -Wformat-nonliteral -Wformat-security -Wold-style-definition ])
+    -Wwrite-strings -Wformat-nonliteral -Wformat-security -Wold-style-definition
+    -Wcast-align -Winit-self -Wmissing-include-dirs -Waddress -Wno-multichar
+    -Wnested-externs])
 
 dnl define an ERROR_CXXFLAGS Makefile variable
 AG_GST_SET_ERROR_CXXFLAGS($GST_GIT, [
     -Wmissing-declarations -Wredundant-decls -Wundef
-    -Wwrite-strings -Wformat-nonliteral -Wformat-security ])
+    -Wwrite-strings -Wformat-nonliteral -Wformat-security
+    -Wcast-align -Winit-self -Wmissing-include-dirs -Waddress -Wno-multichar ])
 
 dnl define correct level for debugging messages
 AG_GST_SET_LEVEL_DEFAULT($GST_GIT)