diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index bea4791..da857c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build using cmake
         env:
           EXTRA_CMAKE_OPTS: -DENABLE_EXAMPLES:BOOL=ON -DENABLE_SSL:BOOL=ON
-          CFLAGS: -Werror
-          CXXFLAGS: -Werror
         run: mkdir build && cd build && cmake .. && make
 
       - name: Build using makefile
@@ -57,8 +55,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build using cmake
         env:
           EXTRA_CMAKE_OPTS: -DENABLE_EXAMPLES:BOOL=ON -DENABLE_SSL:BOOL=ON
-          CFLAGS: -Werror
-          CXXFLAGS: -Werror
         run: mkdir build && cd build && cmake3 .. && make
 
       - name: Build using Makefile
@@ -102,8 +98,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build using cmake
         env:
           EXTRA_CMAKE_OPTS: -DENABLE_EXAMPLES:BOOL=ON -DENABLE_SSL:BOOL=ON
-          CFLAGS: -Werror
-          CXXFLAGS: -Werror
         run: mkdir build && cd build && cmake .. && make
 
       - name: Build using Makefile
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f9af305..431c2d9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ OPTION(ENABLE_RDMA "Build valkey_rdma for RDMA support" OFF)
 SET(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 99)
 SET(CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX d)
 
+# Set target-common flags
+if(NOT WIN32)
+  add_compile_options(-Werror -Wall -Wextra -pedantic)
+  add_compile_options(-Wstrict-prototypes -Wwrite-strings -Wno-missing-field-initializers)
+else()
+  add_definitions(-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN)
+endif()
+
 SET(valkey_sources
     src/adlist.c
     src/alloc.c
@@ -45,10 +53,6 @@ SET(valkey_sources
     src/valkeycluster.c
     src/vkutil.c)
 
-IF(WIN32)
-    ADD_DEFINITIONS(-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN)
-ENDIF()
-
 ADD_LIBRARY(valkey ${valkey_sources})
 ADD_LIBRARY(valkey::valkey ALIAS valkey)
 set(valkey_export_name valkey CACHE STRING "Name of the exported target")
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a1593e3..350fe42 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export VALKEY_TEST_CONFIG
 CC := $(if $(shell command -v $(firstword $(CC)) >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo OK),$(CC),gcc)
 
 OPTIMIZATION?=-O3
-WARNINGS=-Wall -Wextra -Wstrict-prototypes -Wwrite-strings -Wno-missing-field-initializers
+WARNINGS=-Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Wstrict-prototypes -Wwrite-strings -Wno-missing-field-initializers
 USE_WERROR?=1
 ifeq ($(USE_WERROR),1)
   WARNINGS+=-Werror
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 6476803..81d4ed8 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,12 +53,10 @@ find_path(LIBEVENT_INCLUDES event2/event.h)
 if(LIBEVENT_INCLUDES)
   include_directories(${LIBEVENT_INCLUDES})
 endif()
-
 if(MSVC OR MINGW)
   find_library(LIBEVENT_LIBRARY Libevent)
 else()
-  add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Werror)
-  # Debug mode for tests
+  # Use the Debug configuration when building tests (no -DNDEBUG)
   set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Debug" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 endif()