--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING([for XML::Parser])
 if `$PERL -e "require XML::Parser" 2>/dev/null`; then
    AC_MSG_RESULT([ok])
 else
-   AC_MSG_ERROR([XML::Parser perl module is required for intltool])
+   AC_MSG_RESULT([XML::Parser perl module is required for intltool])
 fi
 AC_PATH_PROG(BZR, bzr)
 
--- a/intltool.m4
+++ b/intltool.m4
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ if test "x$2" != "xno-xml"; then
    if `$INTLTOOL_PERL -e "require XML::Parser" 2>/dev/null`; then
        AC_MSG_RESULT([ok])
    else
-       AC_MSG_ERROR([XML::Parser perl module is required for intltool])
+       AC_MSG_RESULT([XML::Parser perl module is required for intltool])
    fi
 fi
 
