diff --git a/cmake/QtPublicAppleHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtPublicAppleHelpers.cmake
index 8192b35..9cf5070 100644
--- a/cmake/QtPublicAppleHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtPublicAppleHelpers.cmake
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ function(_qt_internal_get_xcode_version_raw out_var)
         string(STRIP "${xcode_version}" xcode_version)
 
         if(NOT xcode_version)
-            message(FATAL_ERROR
+            message(WARNING
                     "Can't determine Xcode version. Is Xcode installed?"
                     " Error details:\n${xcrun_error}")
         endif()