1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/insane.bbclass b/meta/classes/insane.bbclass
index 88e77a75ee..0c9bde349c 100644
--- a/meta/classes/insane.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/insane.bbclass
@@ -276,8 +276,10 @@ def package_qa_check_license(workdir, d):
     lic_files = bb.data.getVar('LIC_FILES_CHKSUM', d, True)
 
     if not lic_files:
-        bb.error(" Recipe (.bb) file does not have license file information (LIC_FILES_CHKSUM)")
-        return False
+        # just throw a warning now. Once licensing data in entered for enough of the recipes,
+        # this will be converted into error and False will be returned.
+        bb.warn(" Recipe (.bb) file does not have license file information (LIC_FILES_CHKSUM)")
+        return True
 
     srcdir = bb.data.getVar('S', d, True)