diff --git a/drivers/gator/gator_main.c b/drivers/gator/gator_main.c
index 9773ae24d6f2..19f51c7cd8ee 100644
--- a/drivers/gator/gator_main.c
+++ b/drivers/gator/gator_main.c
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ static unsigned long gator_protocol_version = PROTOCOL_VERSION;
 
 #if (GATOR_PERF_SUPPORT) && (!(GATOR_PERF_PMU_SUPPORT))
 #ifndef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
-#error gator requires the kernel to have CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS defined to support pmu hardware counters
+#warning gator requires the kernel to have CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS defined to support pmu hardware counters
 #elif !defined CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS
-#error gator requires the kernel to have CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS defined to support pmu hardware counters
+#warning gator requires the kernel to have CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS defined to support pmu hardware counters
 #endif
 #endif