diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bbb7413a2b..c36ea185e5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ AC_SUBST(ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS, "-I m4 -I common/m4")
 
 dnl *** check for arguments to configure ***
 
+AG_GST_ARG_DISABLE_FATAL_WARNINGS
+
 AG_GST_ARG_WITH_PKG_CONFIG_PATH
 AG_GST_ARG_WITH_PACKAGE_NAME
 AG_GST_ARG_WITH_PACKAGE_ORIGIN
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ dnl set location of plugin directory
 AG_GST_SET_PLUGINDIR
 
 dnl define an ERROR_CFLAGS Makefile variable
-AG_GST_SET_ERROR_CFLAGS($GST_GIT, [
+AG_GST_SET_ERROR_CFLAGS($FATAL_WARNINGS, [
     -Wmissing-declarations -Wmissing-prototypes -Wredundant-decls -Wundef
     -Wwrite-strings -Wformat-nonliteral -Wformat-security -Wold-style-definition
     -Winit-self -Wmissing-include-dirs -Waddress