diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp
index 88939574..14156c59 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp
@@ -313,8 +313,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #if (defined(ARMA_BLAS_64BIT_INT) && defined(ARMA_USE_WRAPPER))
-  #pragma message ("define ARMA_DONT_USE_WRAPPER to use ARMA_BLAS_64BIT_INT")
-  #error "use of ARMA_BLAS_64BIT_INT in conjunction with ARMA_USE_WRAPPER is not supported"
+  #pragma message ("WARNING: use of ARMA_BLAS_64BIT_INT in conjunction with ARMA_USE_WRAPPER is not supported")
 #endif
 
 #if defined(ARMA_DONT_OPTIMISE_BAND) || defined(ARMA_DONT_OPTIMISE_SOLVE_BAND)
diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake
index a817a9f6..59e7ef51 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/config.hpp.cmake
@@ -313,8 +313,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #if (defined(ARMA_BLAS_64BIT_INT) && defined(ARMA_USE_WRAPPER))
-  #pragma message ("define ARMA_DONT_USE_WRAPPER to use ARMA_BLAS_64BIT_INT")
-  #error "use of ARMA_BLAS_64BIT_INT in conjunction with ARMA_USE_WRAPPER is not supported"
+  #pragma message ("WARNING: use of ARMA_BLAS_64BIT_INT in conjunction with ARMA_USE_WRAPPER is not supported")
 #endif
 
 #if defined(ARMA_DONT_OPTIMISE_BAND) || defined(ARMA_DONT_OPTIMISE_SOLVE_BAND)