diff --git a/scripts/waifulib/clang_format.py b/scripts/waifulib/clang_format.py
index 395342d3..068899bc 100644
--- a/scripts/waifulib/clang_format.py
+++ b/scripts/waifulib/clang_format.py
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ def configure(conf):
 			return
 
 		if major < CLANG_FORMAT_MIN_MAJOR:
-			conf.fatal('clang-format %d found, need >= %d' % (major, CLANG_FORMAT_MIN_MAJOR))
+			Logs.warn('clang-format %d found, need >= %d, format command won\'t be available' % (major, CLANG_FORMAT_MIN_MAJOR))
+			conf.env.CLANG_FORMAT = []
+			return
 
 		conf.msg('Checking clang-format version', major)