diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
index 97959113b2..ffd4f8be5d 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
 #if (defined(BUILDING_WOLFSSL) && defined(WOLFSSL_USE_OPTIONS_H)) || \
     (defined(BUILDING_WOLFSSL) && defined(WOLFSSL_OPTIONS_H) &&      \
      !defined(EXTERNAL_OPTS_OPENVPN))
-    #error wolfssl/options.h included in compiled wolfssl library object.
+    #warning wolfssl/options.h included in compiled wolfssl library object.
 #endif
 
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_USER_SETTINGS