diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 182209c6..f927ef6c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1527,7 +1527,6 @@ if test "$ac_cv_func_arc4random" = "no"; then
 	    if test "$USE_WINSOCK" = 1; then
 		AC_LIBOBJ(getentropy_win)
 	    else
-                AC_MSG_ERROR([Function getentropy missing.])
 		case `uname` in
 		Darwin)
 			AC_LIBOBJ(getentropy_osx)