diff --git a/make/common/shared/Sanity.gmk b/make/common/shared/Sanity.gmk
index 23e3818353b0a3f32950587252d6d0231e6ae0dc..180e52196a999ee3f366ed96723285ca6d380268 100644
--- a/make/common/shared/Sanity.gmk
+++ b/make/common/shared/Sanity.gmk
@@ -502,13 +502,15 @@ endif
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 ifdef OPENJDK
 sane-binary-plugs:
+  ifeq ($(IMPORT_BINARY_PLUGS),true)
 	@if [ ! -d "$(BINARY_PLUGS_PATH)" ]; then \
-	  $(ECHO) "ERROR: Can't locate pre-built libraries. \n" \
+	  $(ECHO) "WARNING: Can't locate pre-built libraries. \n" \
 	    "      Please check your access to \n" \
 	    "          $(BINARY_PLUGS_PATH) \n" \
 	    "      and/or check your value of ALT_BINARY_PLUGS_PATH. \n" \
-	   "" >> $(ERROR_FILE); \
+	   "" >> $(WARNING_FILE); \
 	fi
+  endif
 endif
 
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