diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/Makefile b/drivers/misc/cxl/Makefile
index 14e3f8219a11..6f484dfe78f9 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ccflags-y := -Werror
+
 cxl-y				+= main.o file.o irq.o fault.o native.o
 cxl-y				+= context.o sysfs.o debugfs.o pci.o trace.o
 cxl-y				+= vphb.o api.o