diff --git a/m4/ax_boost_iostreams.m4 b/m4/ax_boost_iostreams.m4
index 4ada3ee1f6b6fe787d2232e270aa4f8e66f7df82..b4e970be04bbba9e5c889ae21dcc6865ede0547b 100644
--- a/m4/ax_boost_iostreams.m4
+++ b/m4/ax_boost_iostreams.m4
@@ -103,10 +103,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_IOSTREAMS],
 
             fi
             if test "x$ax_lib" = "x"; then
-                AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not find a version of the library!)
+                echo "Could not find a version of the library!"
+                exit 202
             fi
 			if test "x$link_iostreams" != "xyes"; then
-				AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not link against $ax_lib !)
+				echo "Could not link against $ax_lib !"
+                                exit 202
 			fi
 		fi
 
diff --git a/m4/ax_boost_program_options.m4 b/m4/ax_boost_program_options.m4
index 0f0022ef854642eb79b30097af6a9c2e784a2273..e508ea3783eb4b4eb3795e57a57cb45326c9f6dd 100644
--- a/m4/ax_boost_program_options.m4
+++ b/m4/ax_boost_program_options.m4
@@ -96,10 +96,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS],
                   done
                 fi
             if test "x$ax_lib" = "x"; then
-                AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not find a version of the library!)
+                echo "Could not find a version of the library!"
+                exit 202
             fi
 				if test "x$link_program_options" != "xyes"; then
-					AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not link against [$ax_lib] !])
+					echo "Could not link against [$ax_lib] !"
+                                        exit 202
 				fi
 		fi
 		CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVED"
diff --git a/m4/ax_boost_unit_test_framework.m4 b/m4/ax_boost_unit_test_framework.m4
index 4b809ccfba3f35c69d7507bb6512c6ef657dc6de..ff3e8b0f9ac309ab6c156e7bc5d48bb51a4ff886 100644
--- a/m4/ax_boost_unit_test_framework.m4
+++ b/m4/ax_boost_unit_test_framework.m4
@@ -124,14 +124,16 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK],
                done
             fi
             if test "x$ax_lib" = "x"; then
-                AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not find a version of the library!)
+                echo "Could not find a version of the library!"
+                exit 202
             fi
 			if test "x$link_unit_test_framework" != "xyes"; then
-				AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not link against $ax_lib !)
+				echo "Could not link against $ax_lib !"
+                                exit 202
 			fi
 		fi
 
 		CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_SAVED"
 	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS_SAVED"
 	fi
-])
\ No newline at end of file
+])