diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7acabcad65..c71ebb5606 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -10944,7 +10944,7 @@ EOF
 
 
 	if test "$ac_cv_sizeof_int" -lt 4 ; then
-		{ echo "configure: error: OpenLDAP requires 'int' to be 32 bits or greater." 1>&2; exit 1; }
+		echo "configure: warning: OpenLDAP requires 'int' to be 32 bits or greater." 1>&2
 	fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 429b38bde3..560a5b48a6 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1616,6 +1616,10 @@ else
 	AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(short) 
 	AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(int) 
 	AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(long)
+
+	if test "$ac_cv_sizeof_int" -lt 4 ; then
+		AC_MSG_WARN([OpenLDAP requires 'int' to be 32 bits or greater.])
+	fi
 fi
 
 dnl ----------------------------------------------------------------