diff --git a/cmake/FindLibZip.cmake b/cmake/FindLibZip.cmake
index cba9415..39b633d 100644
--- a/cmake/FindLibZip.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindLibZip.cmake
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ MARK_AS_ADVANCED(LIBZIP_LIBRARY LIBZIP_INCLUDE_DIR LIBZIP_CONF_INCLUDE_DIR LIBZI
 IF (LIBZIP_FOUND)
   MESSAGE(STATUS "Found libzip: ${LIBZIP_LIBRARY}")
 ELSE (LIBZIP_FOUND)
-  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find libzip")
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "Could not find libzip")
 ENDIF (LIBZIP_FOUND)