diff --git a/share/mk/sys.mk b/share/mk/sys.mk
index dec766c08f99..6130d0864c48 100644
--- a/share/mk/sys.mk
+++ b/share/mk/sys.mk
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ HTAGSFLAGS=
 .endif
 
 .if exists(/etc/defaults/make.conf)
-.error Error, /etc/defaults/make.conf has been moved to /usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf and is not included any more.
 .include </etc/defaults/make.conf>
 .endif