diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 2143976b67e094ead036bd4c65045a3d4bc8155d..6a73dfec8429d0272c03aecfd1527e56c6127dad 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-dnl $PostgreSQL: pgsql/configure.in,v 1.539 2007/12/03 00:11:01 tgl Exp $
+dnl $PostgreSQL: pgsql/configure.in,v 1.540 2007/12/31 16:47:10 momjian Exp $
 dnl
 dnl Developers, please strive to achieve this order:
 dnl
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ m4_pattern_forbid(^PGAC_)dnl to catch undefined macros
 
 AC_INIT([PostgreSQL], [8.3beta4], [pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org])
 
-m4_if(m4_defn([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION]), [2.59], [], [m4_fatal([Autoconf version 2.59 is required])])
+m4_if(m4_defn([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION]), [2.59], [], [m4_fatal([Autoconf version 2.59 is required.
+You can remove the check from configure.in but it is then your
+responsibility whether the result works or not.])])
 AC_COPYRIGHT([Copyright (c) 1996-2007, PostgreSQL Global Development Group])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/backend/access/common/heaptuple.c])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)