diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f866aec..2db0d94 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -21404,7 +21404,7 @@
 # Check whether --enable-autoconf or --disable-autoconf was given.
 if test "${enable_autoconf+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_autoconf"
-  ADD_CFLAGS="-Werror -W"
+  ADD_CFLAGS="-Werror -W -Wpointer-arith"
 fi;
 
 
@@ -21414,7 +21414,6 @@
    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wshadow"
    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wcast-qual"
    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wcast-align"
-   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wpointer-arith"
    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wchar-subscripts"
    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wmissing-prototypes"
    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wmissing-declarations"