diff --git a/scripts/travis/common.sh b/scripts/travis/common.sh
index 296d9f0b..d6086542 100755
--- a/scripts/travis/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis/common.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ fi
 SOCI_COMMON_CMAKE_OPTIONS='
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
     -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON
+    -DSOCI_ENABLE_WERROR=ON
     -DSOCI_STATIC=OFF
     -DSOCI_TESTS=ON
 '