diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 58dfb20b2ef..d88689de23f 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -591,9 +591,9 @@ endif
 endif
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(PYTHON_AVAILABLE),python)
-$(error Python is not available in path)
-endif
+#ifneq ($(PYTHON_AVAILABLE),python)
+#$(error Python is not available in path)
+#endif
 
 GENIE := 3rdparty/genie/bin/$(GENIEOS)/genie$(EXE)