diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.extrawarn b/scripts/Makefile.extrawarn
index 650d0b8..f5f0d6f 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.extrawarn
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.extrawarn
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # ==========================================================================
 # make W=... settings
 #
-# There are three warning groups enabled by W=1, W=2, W=3.
-# They are independent, and can be combined like W=12 or W=123.
+# There are four warning groups enabled by W=1, W=2, W=3, and W=e
+# They are independent, and can be combined like W=12 or W=123e.
 # ==========================================================================
 
 KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-disable-warning, packed-not-aligned)
@@ -94,3 +94,12 @@
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += -DKBUILD_EXTRA_WARN3
 
 endif
+
+#
+# W=e - error out on warnings
+#
+ifneq ($(findstring e, $(KBUILD_EXTRA_WARN)),)
+
+KBUILD_CFLAGS += -Werror
+
+endif