--- a/player/main.c	2018-03-08 11:35:24.287674481 +0000
+++ a/player/main.c	2018-03-08 11:39:25.481681842 +0000
@@ -429,13 +429,12 @@ int mp_initialize(struct MPContext *mpct
         // Distro maintainers who patch this out should be aware that mpv
         // intentionally ignores ABI in some places where it's not possible to
         // get by without violating it.
-        print_libav_versions(mpctx->log, MSGL_FATAL);
-        MP_FATAL(mpctx, "\nmpv was compiled against a different version of "
+        print_libav_versions(mpctx->log, MSGL_WARN);
+        MP_WARN(mpctx, "\nmpv was compiled against a different version of "
                  "FFmpeg/Libav than the shared\nlibrary it is linked against. "
-                 "This is most likely a broken build and could\nresult in "
-                 "misbehavior and crashes.\n\nmpv does not support this "
-                 "configuration and will not run - rebuild mpv instead.\n");
-        return -1;
+                 "This could result in misbehavior and crashes.\n\n"
+                 "Upstream does not support this configuration.\n"                                                                                                                                  
+                 "Please rebuild mpv in case of any problems.\n");
     }
 
     if (!mpctx->playlist->first && !opts->player_idle_mode)