diff --git a/CMake/external_fastdds.cmake b/CMake/external_fastdds.cmake
index 856e0dbfc7..7cd817544a 100644
--- a/CMake/external_fastdds.cmake
+++ b/CMake/external_fastdds.cmake
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ function(get_fastdds)
     message(CHECK_PASS "Done")
 endfunction()
 
+string(REPLACE "${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}" "" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
+string(REPLACE "${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}" "" CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
 # Trigger the FastDDS build
 get_fastdds()
 
-
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}")
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}")
diff --git a/CMake/external_foonathan_memory.cmake b/CMake/external_foonathan_memory.cmake
index f6c4938267..2bd26fe1c6 100644
--- a/CMake/external_foonathan_memory.cmake
+++ b/CMake/external_foonathan_memory.cmake
@@ -41,4 +41,10 @@ function(get_foonathan_memory)
 
 endfunction()
 
+string(REPLACE "${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}" "" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
+string(REPLACE "${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}" "" CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
+
 get_foonathan_memory()
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}")
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}")
diff --git a/CMake/external_json.cmake b/CMake/external_json.cmake
index 69c84ffeec..5c55114e7a 100644
--- a/CMake/external_json.cmake
+++ b/CMake/external_json.cmake
@@ -46,5 +46,10 @@ function(get_nlohmann_json)
 
 endfunction()
 
+string(REPLACE "${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}" "" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
+string(REPLACE "${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}" "" CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
 # Trigger the build
 get_nlohmann_json()
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}")
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}")
diff --git a/CMake/external_libcurl.cmake b/CMake/external_libcurl.cmake
index 2fce83548d..64f57b178a 100644
--- a/CMake/external_libcurl.cmake
+++ b/CMake/external_libcurl.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 if(CHECK_FOR_UPDATES)
 
-    set(FLAGS_ORIGIN "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
-    string(REPLACE "-Werror" "" CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}") # -Werror causes libcurl build to fail
+    string(REPLACE "${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}" "" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
+    string(REPLACE "${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}" "" CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
 
     include(ExternalProject)
     message(STATUS "Building libcurl enabled")
@@ -64,5 +64,6 @@ if(CHECK_FOR_UPDATES)
         endif()
     endif()
 
-    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${FLAGS_ORIGIN}")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}")
+    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}")
 endif() #CHECK_FOR_UPDATES
diff --git a/CMake/unix_config.cmake b/CMake/unix_config.cmake
index dbb4cc9a10..e05bfc59b7 100644
--- a/CMake/unix_config.cmake
+++ b/CMake/unix_config.cmake
@@ -71,12 +71,10 @@ macro(os_set_flags)
     # see https://readthedocs.intel.com/SecureCodingStandards/2023.Q2.0/compiler/c-cpp/ for more details
 
     if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "aarch64|armv7l") # Jetson system, some flags are not recognized
-        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wformat -Wformat-security -fPIC -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fstack-protector")
-        set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wformat -Wformat-security -fPIC -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fstack-protector")
+        set(ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS "-Wformat -Wformat-security -fPIC -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fstack-protector")
     else()
         #‘-mfunction-return’ and ‘-fcf-protection’ are not compatible, so specifing -fcf-protection=none
-        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wformat -Wformat-security -fPIC -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fcf-protection=none -mfunction-return=thunk -mindirect-branch=thunk -mindirect-branch-register -fstack-protector")
-        set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wformat -Wformat-security -fPIC -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fcf-protection=none -mfunction-return=thunk -mindirect-branch=thunk -mindirect-branch-register -fstack-protector")
+        set(ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS "-Wformat -Wformat-security -fPIC -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fcf-protection=none -mfunction-return=thunk -mindirect-branch=thunk -mindirect-branch-register -fstack-protector")
     endif()
     set(CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS} -pie")
 
@@ -85,9 +83,11 @@ macro(os_set_flags)
         message(STATUS "Configuring for Debug build")
     else() # Release, RelWithDebInfo, or multi configuration generator is being used (aka not specifing build type, or building with VS)
         message(STATUS "Configuring for Release build")
-        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Werror -z noexecstack -Wl,-z,relro,-z,now -fstack-protector-strong")
-        set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Werror -z noexecstack -Wl,-z,relro,-z,now -fstack-protector-strong")
+        set(ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS "${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS} -Werror -z noexecstack -Wl,-z,relro,-z,now -fstack-protector-strong")
     endif()
+	
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}")
+    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}")
 
     #################
 	
diff --git a/CMake/windows_config.cmake b/CMake/windows_config.cmake
index 614c7e9f96..97244907e2 100644
--- a/CMake/windows_config.cmake
+++ b/CMake/windows_config.cmake
@@ -55,20 +55,19 @@ macro(os_set_flags)
 		
         # see https://readthedocs.intel.com/SecureCodingStandards/2023.Q2.0/compiler/c-cpp/ for more details
 
-		
-        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /Gy /DYNAMICBASE /GS /wd4101") 
-        set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /Gy /DYNAMICBASE /GS /wd4101")
+        set(ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS "/Gy /DYNAMICBASE /GS /wd4101")
 		
         if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
             message(STATUS "Configuring for Debug build")
-            set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
         else() # Release, RelWithDebInfo, or multi configuration generator is being used (aka not specifing build type, or building with VS)
             message(STATUS "Configuring for Release build")
-            set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /WX /sdl") 
-            set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /WX /sdl")
+            set(ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS "${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS} /WX /sdl") 
             set(CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS} /INCREMENTAL:NO /LTCG /NXCOMPAT") # ignoring '/INCREMENTAL' due to '/LTCG' specification
         endif()
 		
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}")
+        set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}")
+		
         #################
         
         set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /bigobj /wd4819")
diff --git a/third-party/CMakeLists.txt b/third-party/CMakeLists.txt
index c70314062e..6bf02b578e 100644
--- a/third-party/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third-party/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 string(REPLACE ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/ "" _rel_path ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
 
+string(REPLACE "${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}" "" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
+string(REPLACE "${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}" "" CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
+
 include(CMake/external_json.cmake)
 
 add_subdirectory( "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/rsutils" )
@@ -18,3 +21,5 @@ if( BUILD_WITH_DDS )
     add_subdirectory( "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/realdds" )
 endif()
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}")
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${ADDITIONAL_COMPILER_FLAGS}")