diff --git a/cmake_modules/purpleConfig.cmake b/cmake_modules/purpleConfig.cmake
index d8c15bbd..83ad2a14 100644
--- a/cmake_modules/purpleConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake_modules/purpleConfig.cmake
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ if( PURPLE_LIBRARY AND PURPLE_INCLUDE_DIR )
     message( STATUS "Found libpurple: ${PURPLE_LIBRARY}, ${PURPLE_INCLUDE_DIR}")
     set( PURPLE_FOUND 1 )
 else( PURPLE_LIBRARY AND PURPLE_INCLUDE_DIR )
-    message( FATAL_ERROR "Could NOT find libpurple" )
+    message( STATUS "Could NOT find libpurple" )
 endif( PURPLE_LIBRARY AND PURPLE_INCLUDE_DIR )