diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
index c47ab3c13..a5b31fd4e 100644
--- a/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
         "CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS": "OFF",
         "CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS": "ON",
         "SFML_BUILD_EXAMPLES": "ON",
-        "SFML_BUILD_TEST_SUITE": "ON"
+        "SFML_BUILD_TEST_SUITE": "ON",
+        "SFML_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS": "ON"
       }
     }
   ]
diff --git a/cmake/CompilerWarnings.cmake b/cmake/CompilerWarnings.cmake
index 5bb500198..60aa652eb 100644
--- a/cmake/CompilerWarnings.cmake
+++ b/cmake/CompilerWarnings.cmake
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # Helper function to enable compiler warnings for a specific target
 function(set_target_warnings target)
-    option(SFML_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS "Treat compiler warnings as errors" TRUE)
+    option(SFML_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS "Treat compiler warnings as errors" FALSE)
 
     if(SFML_COMPILER_MSVC)
         target_compile_options(${target} PRIVATE