diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/link_varyings.cpp b/src/compiler/glsl/link_varyings.cpp
index 72309365a0..fc8ba6c25e 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/link_varyings.cpp
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/link_varyings.cpp
@@ -343,16 +343,16 @@ cross_validate_types_and_qualifiers(struct gl_shader_program *prog,
    }
    if (input_interpolation != output_interpolation &&
        prog->data->Version < 440) {
-      linker_error(prog,
-                   "%s shader output `%s' specifies %s "
-                   "interpolation qualifier, "
-                   "but %s shader input specifies %s "
-                   "interpolation qualifier\n",
-                   _mesa_shader_stage_to_string(producer_stage),
-                   output->name,
-                   interpolation_string(output->data.interpolation),
-                   _mesa_shader_stage_to_string(consumer_stage),
-                   interpolation_string(input->data.interpolation));
+      linker_warning(prog,
+                     "%s shader output `%s' specifies %s "
+                     "interpolation qualifier, "
+                     "but %s shader input specifies %s "
+                     "interpolation qualifier\n",
+                     _mesa_shader_stage_to_string(producer_stage),
+                     output->name,
+                     interpolation_string(output->data.interpolation),
+                     _mesa_shader_stage_to_string(consumer_stage),
+                     interpolation_string(input->data.interpolation));
       return;
    }
 }