--- cups-filters-1.28.2/configure.ac
+++ cups-filters-1.28.2/configure.ac
@@ -790,7 +790,10 @@
 )
 
 AS_IF([test "x$cross_compiling" != "xyes" && ! test -f "$with_test_font_path"],
-	[AC_MSG_ERROR(DejaVuSans.ttf font file is missing. Please install a package providing it.)]
+	[
+		AC_MSG_WARN(DejaVuSans.ttf font file is missing. Expect test failures!)]
+		AC_DEFINE([TESTFONT])
+	]
 )
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([TESTFONT], ["$with_test_font_path"], [Path to font used in tests])