diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 45deed0..a2f3b8c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -353,15 +353,15 @@ set(CPACK_STRIP_FILES TRUE)

 # Figure out what distro version we're on
 if(LINUX)
-	find_program(LSB_RELEASE_EXEC lsb_release REQUIRED)
+	find_program(LSB_RELEASE_EXEC lsb_release)
 	execute_process(COMMAND ${LSB_RELEASE_EXEC} -is
 		OUTPUT_VARIABLE DISTRO_NAME
 		OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
-		COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL ANY)
+		)
 	execute_process(COMMAND ${LSB_RELEASE_EXEC} -rs
 		OUTPUT_VARIABLE DISTRO_VER
 		OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
-		COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL ANY)
+		)

 	message(STATUS "Linux distribution target for packaging: name ${DISTRO_NAME}, version ${DISTRO_VER}")