include/apr.h.in |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/apr.h.in b/include/apr.h.in
index a411dd0..22b22f5 100644
--- a/include/apr.h.in
+++ b/include/apr.h.in
@@ -594,7 +594,8 @@ typedef int apr_wait_t;
 #elif defined(_POSIX_PATH_MAX)
 #define APR_PATH_MAX       _POSIX_PATH_MAX
 #else
-#error no decision has been made on APR_PATH_MAX for your platform
+#warning no decision has been made on APR_PATH_MAX for your platform
+#define APR_PATH_MAX 4096
 #endif
 
 #define APR_DSOPATH "@shlibpath_var@"