diff --git a/scripts/depmod.sh b/scripts/depmod.sh
index f41b0a4b575c..cf5b2b24b3cf 100755
--- a/scripts/depmod.sh
+++ b/scripts/depmod.sh
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ if ! test -r System.map ; then
 fi
 
 if [ -z $(command -v $DEPMOD) ]; then
-	echo "'make modules_install' requires $DEPMOD. Please install it." >&2
+	echo "Warning: 'make modules_install' requires $DEPMOD. Please install it." >&2
 	echo "This is probably in the kmod package." >&2
-	exit 1
+	exit 0
 fi
 
 # older versions of depmod don't support -P <symbol-prefix>