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diff --git a/aclocal.in b/aclocal.in
index 3e4ab885d..9847b96b2 100644
--- a/aclocal.in
+++ b/aclocal.in
@@ -783,9 +783,10 @@ sub write_aclocal ($@)
# use it in the header below. autom4te will output the name of
# the file in the diagnostic anyway.
$output = "m4_if(m4_PACKAGE_VERSION, [$ac_version],,
-[m4_fatal([this file was generated for autoconf $ac_version.
-You have another version of autoconf. If you want to use that,
-you should regenerate the build system entirely.], [63])])
+[m4_warning([this file was generated for autoconf $ac_version.
+You have another version of autoconf. It may work, but is not guaranteed to.
+If you have problems, you may need to regenerate the build system entirely.
+To do so, use the procedure documented by the package, typically `autoreconf'.])])
$output";
}