diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f19b24a..d2f3d8e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -22,13 +22,11 @@ classifier =
 packages =
     oslo_privsep
 
-[pbr]
-warnerrors = true
-
 [build_sphinx]
 source-dir = doc/source
 build-dir = doc/build
 all_files = 1
+warning-is-error = 1
 
 [entry_points]
 console_scripts =