diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6a15e012e8..ba7fef6ba9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-11-22  Robert Love  <rml@novell.com>
+
+	* src/backends/NetworkManagerSuSE.c: Don't fall back to DHCP if the
+	  gateway is not set, just print a little note.  Configurations without
+	  gateways are valid.
+
 2005-11-22  Robert Love  <rml@novell.com>
 
 	* README: update
diff --git a/src/backends/NetworkManagerSuSE.c b/src/backends/NetworkManagerSuSE.c
index 036f1ad5e4..15ce196135 100644
--- a/src/backends/NetworkManagerSuSE.c
+++ b/src/backends/NetworkManagerSuSE.c
@@ -554,12 +554,8 @@ found:
 			fclose (f);
 		}
 		if (!buf)
-		{
-			nm_warning ("Network configuration for device '%s' was invalid (non-DHCP configuration, "
-						"but no gateway specified.  Will use DHCP instead.", nm_device_get_iface (dev));
-			error = TRUE;
-			goto out;
-		}
+			nm_info ("Network configuration for device '%s' does not specify a gateway but is "
+				 "statically configured (non-DHCP).", nm_device_get_iface (dev));
 
 		set_ip4_config_from_resolv_conf (SYSCONFDIR"/resolv.conf", sys_data->config);
 	}