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diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
index 645e831bcc9..8c8e86aead9 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
@@ -1082,10 +1082,13 @@ boundaries."
(let ((file-name (match-string-no-properties 1))
(desc (match-string-no-properties 2))
(start (line-beginning-position)))
- ;; The terminating comment format could be extended to accept a
- ;; generic string that is not in English.
+ ;; This warning was added in Emacs 27.1, and should be removed at
+ ;; the earliest in version 31.1. The idea is to phase out the
+ ;; requirement for a "footer line" without unduly impacting users
+ ;; on earlier Emacs versions. See Bug#26490 for more details.
(unless (search-forward (concat ";;; " file-name ".el ends here"))
- (error "Package lacks a terminating comment"))
+ (lwarn '(package package-format) :warning
+ "Package lacks a terminating comment"))
;; Try to include a trailing newline.
(forward-line)
(narrow-to-region start (point))