diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3c1ef558ede3edc7d08860e2753f467f3479099b..78c29c7487401d4cae884921b77024c92013b239 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -167,10 +167,12 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if (LOG4CXX_FOUND)
-	message("Logging           : yes")
+	message("Log4cxx           : yes")
 	include_directories(${LOG4CXX_INCLUDE_DIR})
+	ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DWITH_LOG4CXX)
 else()
-	message(FATAL_ERROR "Logging           : no (install log4cxx-devel)")
+	set(LOG4CXX_LIBRARIES "")
+	message("Log4cxx           : no (install log4cxx-devel)")
 endif()
 
 if (WIN32)