diff --git a/config/ompi_setup_prrte.m4 b/config/ompi_setup_prrte.m4
index f690a749780..4b5a33c734a 100644
--- a/config/ompi_setup_prrte.m4
+++ b/config/ompi_setup_prrte.m4
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([_OMPI_SETUP_PRRTE_INTERNAL], [
 
     internal_prrte_CPPFLAGS=
     internal_prrte_args="--with-proxy-version-string=$OPAL_VERSION --with-proxy-package-name=\"Open MPI\" --with-proxy-bugreport=\"https://www.open-mpi.org/community/help/\""
+    # PRRTE sets -Werror on devel builds so avoid buid breaks caused by 3rd-party codes
+    internal_prrte_args="$internal_prrte_args --disable-devel-check"
 
     # Set --enable-prte-prefix-by-default to the deprecated options,
     # if they were specified.  Otherwise, set it to enabled if the
diff --git a/config/opal_config_pmix.m4 b/config/opal_config_pmix.m4
index 8538ef576d2..bea801c335e 100644
--- a/config/opal_config_pmix.m4
+++ b/config/opal_config_pmix.m4
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([OPAL_CONFIG_PMIX], [
                 # desired.
 
                 internal_pmix_args="--without-tests-examples --enable-pmix-binaries --disable-pmix-backward-compatibility --disable-visibility"
+                # Open PMIx sets -Werror on devel builds so avoid buid breaks caused by 3rd-party codes
+                internal_pmix_args="$internal_pmix_args --disable-devel-check"
                 internal_pmix_wrapper_libs=
                 internal_pmix_CPPFLAGS=