diff --git a/jme3-core/src/plugins/java/com/jme3/texture/plugins/DDSLoader.java b/jme3-core/src/plugins/java/com/jme3/texture/plugins/DDSLoader.java
index 245591c05..948abe87e 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/plugins/java/com/jme3/texture/plugins/DDSLoader.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/plugins/java/com/jme3/texture/plugins/DDSLoader.java
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public class DDSLoader implements AssetLoader {
 
         if (!directx10) {
             if (!is(caps1, DDSCAPS_TEXTURE)) {
-                throw new IOException("File is not a texture");
+                logger.warning("Texture is missing the DDSCAPS_TEXTURE-flag");
             }
 
             if (depth <= 0) {