diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 7a2b186..8e3aa8d 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -3283,7 +3283,7 @@
 }],
 AC_MSG_RESULT(ok),
 AC_MSG_ERROR([WRONG!  uint32_t not defined correctly.]),
-AC_MSG_ERROR([could not compile program using uint32_t.]))
+AC_MSG_WARN([cannot check uint32_t when cross-compiling.]))
 
 dnl Check for memmove() before bcopy(), makes memmove() be used when both are
 dnl present, fixes problem with incompatibility between Solaris 2.4 and 2.5.