diff --git a/src/SConscript b/src/SConscript
index 5c182b6450304a268907d21d78acfb8285460834..9862785513448ebd932a23ab238ce334d6869651 100644
--- a/src/SConscript
+++ b/src/SConscript
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ libpath='''
 if sysname=="SunOS":
 	myenv.Append(LINKFLAGS=" -xldscope=global ")	# export all symbols
 else:
-	myenv.Append(CCFLAGS=" -Wall -Werror")
+	myenv.Append(CCFLAGS=" -Wall -Werror -fmax-errors=2")
 	myenv.Append(LINKFLAGS=" -Wl,-E ")	# export all symbols