diff --git a/nvidiactl/nvidiactl b/nvidiactl/nvidiactl
index fb91818..03688d9 100755
--- a/nvidiactl/nvidiactl
+++ b/nvidiactl/nvidiactl
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ done
 nvlink=/usr/share/nvidia/kernel/${kver}/current
 
 if [ ! -h ${nvlink} ] ; then
-  echo >&2 "WARNING: ${nvlink} is not a link (to nvversion) .."
-  exit 1
+  echo >&2 "WARNING: NVIDIA driver not installed for kernel version ${kver}.."
+  use_nouveau
 fi
 
 nvver=$(readlink ${nvlink})