diff --git a/cmake/init_scripts.cmake b/cmake/init_scripts.cmake
index 23ab7b8e5..83f8dd138 100644
--- a/cmake/init_scripts.cmake
+++ b/cmake/init_scripts.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ elseif(EXISTS ${SLES_FNC})
 elseif(EXISTS ${DEB_FNC})
   set(USE_DEB TRUE CACHE BOOL "If init.d script uses /lib/lsb/init-functions instead of /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions.")
 else()
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot find required init-functions in /lib/lsb/ or /etc/rc.d/init.d/, please confirm that your system files are OK.")
+  message(STATUS "Cannot find required init-functions in /lib/lsb/ or /etc/rc.d/init.d/, will not install init scripts.")
 endif()
 
 if(USE_DEB)
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ if(USE_DEB)
 elseif(USE_RPM)
   configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/etc/init.d/maxscale.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/maxscale @ONLY)
 elseif(USE_SLES)
-  configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/etc/sles11/init.d/maxscale.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/maxscale @ONLY)  
+  configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/etc/sles11/init.d/maxscale.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/maxscale @ONLY)
+else()
+  # Use a dummy file that tells the user that init scripts aren't supported on this platform
+  configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/etc/fallback/maxscale.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/maxscale @ONLY)
 endif()
 
 configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/etc/maxscale.conf.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/maxscale.conf @ONLY)
diff --git a/etc/fallback/maxscale.in b/etc/fallback/maxscale.in
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2b368861e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/fallback/maxscale.in
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo "Init scripts are not supported on this platform, use either systemd or launch MaxScale manually"
+exit 1