diff --git a/cmake/Modules/LibtorrentMacros.cmake b/cmake/Modules/LibtorrentMacros.cmake
index 3c66423f8..32d8d7d4c 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/LibtorrentMacros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/LibtorrentMacros.cmake
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ function(select_cxx_standard _target _minimal_supported_version)
 	else()
 		_cxx_standard_to_year(std_year ${_std})
 		if (${std_year} LESS ${minimal_supported_version_year})
-			message(SEND_ERROR "Sorry, C++${_std} is not supported by libtorrent with the given Boost version")
 			message(FATAL_ERROR "The minimal supported C++ standard version is C++${_minimal_supported_version}")
 		endif()
 	endif()