diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b31d3ec4b2..3c8c45e794 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2017-10-13  Carlos O'Donell  <carlos@redhat.com>
+
+	[BZ #22295]
+	* locale/programs/linereader.c (get_string): Don't warn on
+	non-symbolic character.
+
 2017-10-13  Carlos O'Donell  <carlos@redhat.com>
 
 	[BZ #22294]
diff --git a/locale/programs/linereader.c b/locale/programs/linereader.c
index 52b340963a..02fb4767d3 100644
--- a/locale/programs/linereader.c
+++ b/locale/programs/linereader.c
@@ -634,7 +634,6 @@ get_string (struct linereader *lr, const struct charmap_t *charmap,
       size_t buf2act = 0;
       size_t buf2max = 56 * sizeof (uint32_t);
       int ch;
-      int warned = 0;
 
       /* We have to provide the wide character result as well.  */
       if (return_widestr)
@@ -664,13 +663,6 @@ get_string (struct linereader *lr, const struct charmap_t *charmap,
 		    break;
 		}
 
-	      if (verbose && !warned)
-		{
-		  lr_error (lr, _("\
-non-symbolic character value should not be used"));
-		  warned = 1;
-		}
-
 	      ADDC (ch);
 	      if (return_widestr)
 		ADDWC ((uint32_t) ch);