--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([test-font-path],
 	[with_test_font_path=`find /usr/share/fonts -name DejaVuSans.ttf || echo /usr/share/fonts/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf`]
 )
 AC_CHECK_FILE("$with_test_font_path", [], [
-	AC_MSG_ERROR([Requested font file is missing. Please install a package providing it.])
+	AC_MSG_WARN([Specified font for tests not found. Expect test failures!])
 ])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([TESTFONT], ["$with_test_font_path"], [Path to font used in tests])