diff --git a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompilerId.cmake b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompilerId.cmake
index b612e7560..a0c0164b5 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompilerId.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompilerId.cmake
@@ -53,10 +53,12 @@ MACRO(CMAKE_DETERMINE_COMPILER_ID lang flagvar src)
       "${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_ID_SRC}\" failed with the following output:\n"
       "${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_ID_RESULT}\n"
       "${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_ID_OUTPUT}\n\n")
-    MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Compiling the ${lang} compiler identification source file \""
-      "${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_ID_SRC}\" failed with the following output:\n"
-      "${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_ID_RESULT}\n"
-      "${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_ID_OUTPUT}\n\n")
+    IF(NOT CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_ID_ALLOW_FAIL)
+      MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Compiling the ${lang} compiler identification source file \""
+        "${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_ID_SRC}\" failed with the following output:\n"
+        "${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_ID_RESULT}\n"
+        "${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_ID_OUTPUT}\n\n")
+    ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_ID_ALLOW_FAIL)
   ELSE(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_ID_RESULT)
     # Compilation succeeded.
     FILE(APPEND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeOutput.log
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeDetermineFortranCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeDetermineFortranCompiler.cmake
index 687bb8d18..3da3c9932 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeDetermineFortranCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeDetermineFortranCompiler.cmake
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ IF(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID_RUN)
 
   # Try to identify the compiler.
   SET(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID)
+  SET(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID_ALLOW_FAIL 1)
   INCLUDE(${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompilerId.cmake)
   CMAKE_DETERMINE_COMPILER_ID(Fortran FFLAGS ${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CMakeFortranCompilerId.F90)