diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ee925f7ad816a13459f292a654c3e03388f484fe..90918424d67aa3ff6a3b1421df6d9c664168216b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -575,8 +575,6 @@ elif compiler.has_header('libiberty/libiberty.h',
                          include_directories: include_directories(incdirs))
     # Debian and derivatives e.g. Ubuntu
     cflags += '-D__HAVE_LIBIBERTY_LIBIBERTYH__'
-else
-    error('cannot find libiberty.h at either <libiberty.h> or <libiberty/libiberty.h>')
 endif
 
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