diff --git a/make/common/shared/Defs-windows.gmk b/make/common/shared/Defs-windows.gmk
index 1c51cecccf2573a9f00e805bc243122d13eee00c..f561e7779700cfd6eef5a25bd74f1256ca2fe09e 100644
--- a/make/common/shared/Defs-windows.gmk
+++ b/make/common/shared/Defs-windows.gmk
@@ -647,17 +647,6 @@ ifeq ($(ARCH_DATA_MODEL), 32)
   HOTSPOT_CLIENT_PATH:=$(call AltCheckValue,HOTSPOT_CLIENT_PATH)
 endif
 
-# HOTSPOT_KERNEL_PATH: location of kernel jvm library file.
-ifeq ($(ARCH_DATA_MODEL), 32)
-  ifdef ALT_HOTSPOT_KERNEL_PATH
-    HOTSPOT_KERNEL_PATH :=$(call FullPath,$(ALT_HOTSPOT_KERNEL_PATH))
-  else
-    HOTSPOT_KERNEL_PATH   =$(HOTSPOT_IMPORT_PATH)/$(ARCH_VM_SUBDIR)/kernel
-  endif
-  HOTSPOT_KERNEL_PATH:=$(call AltCheckSpaces,HOTSPOT_KERNEL_PATH)
-  HOTSPOT_KERNEL_PATH:=$(call AltCheckValue,HOTSPOT_KERNEL_PATH)
-endif
-
 # HOTSPOT_SERVER_PATH: location of server jvm library file.
 ifdef ALT_HOTSPOT_SERVER_PATH
   HOTSPOT_SERVER_PATH :=$(call FullPath,$(ALT_HOTSPOT_SERVER_PATH))
diff --git a/make/common/shared/Sanity.gmk b/make/common/shared/Sanity.gmk
index 9ba2ae7037a9da440ba71f96e28ac82ab522688b..b260978266a6fbf01abf914ee05400699ee9f88d 100644
--- a/make/common/shared/Sanity.gmk
+++ b/make/common/shared/Sanity.gmk
@@ -1588,10 +1588,11 @@ sane-kernel-vm:
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM), windows)
   ifeq ($(ARCH_DATA_MODEL), 32)
 	@if [ ! -r $(HOTSPOT_KERNEL_PATH)/jvm.dll ]; then \
-	    $(ECHO) "ERROR: Your HOTSPOT_IMPORT_PATH does not include a Kernel VM... \n" \
+	    $(ECHO) "WARNING: Your HOTSPOT_IMPORT_PATH does not include a Kernel VM... \n" \
+		    "     The kernel installer may not be built (unless hotspot is also). \n" \
 		    "     $(HOTSPOT_KERNEL_PATH)/jvm.dll \n" \
 		    "     Please check the value of ALT_HOTSPOT_IMPORT_PATH. \n" \
-		    >> $(ERROR_FILE) ; \
+		    >> $(WARNING_FILE) ; \
 	fi
   endif
 endif