diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 96b3cce30..c12fda030 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ indicates the contributor was also the author of the fix; Thanks!
 
 ***   Support SV 2012 package import before port list.
 
+****  Change SYMRSVDWORD to print as warning rather than error.
+
 ****  Fix shift corner-cases, bug765, bug766, bug768, bug772, bug776. [Clifford Wolf]
 
 ****  Fix C compiler interpreting signing, bug773. [Clifford Wolf]
diff --git a/bin/verilator b/bin/verilator
index d61f1575d..27a324a75 100755
--- a/bin/verilator
+++ b/bin/verilator
@@ -3092,10 +3092,9 @@ simulators.
 
 =item SYMRSVDWORD
 
-Error that a symbol matches a C++ reserved word and using this as a symbol
-name would result in odd C compiler errors.  You may disable this error
-message as you would disable warnings, but the symbol will be renamed by
-Verilator to avoid the conflict.
+Warning that a symbol matches a C++ reserved word and using this as a symbol
+name would result in odd C compiler errors.  You may disable this warning,
+but the symbol will be renamed by Verilator to avoid the conflict.
 
 =item SYNCASYNCNET
 
diff --git a/src/V3Error.h b/src/V3Error.h
index c4b2349d3..441a791e0 100644
--- a/src/V3Error.h
+++ b/src/V3Error.h
@@ -144,9 +144,10 @@ public:
     // Warnings we'll present to the user as errors
     // Later -Werror- options may make more of these.
     bool pretendError() const { return ( m_e==ASSIGNIN || m_e==BLKANDNBLK
-					 || m_e==IMPURE || m_e==MODDUP || m_e==SYMRSVDWORD); }
+					 || m_e==IMPURE || m_e==MODDUP); }
     // Warnings to mention manual
-    bool mentionManual() const { return ( m_e==EC_FATALSRC || pretendError() ); }
+    bool mentionManual() const { return ( m_e==EC_FATALSRC || m_e==SYMRSVDWORD
+					  || pretendError() ); }
 
     // Warnings that are lint only
     bool lintError() const { return ( m_e==ALWCOMBORDER
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_var_rsvd_bad.pl b/test_regress/t/t_var_rsvd_bad.pl
index 75cc085d9..0b3d587c6 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_var_rsvd_bad.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_var_rsvd_bad.pl
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ top_filename("t/t_var_rsvd_port.v");
 compile (
 	 fails=>$Self->{v3},
 	 expect=>
-q{%Error-SYMRSVDWORD: t/t_var_rsvd_port.v:\d+: Symbol matches C\+\+ common word: 'bool'
-%Error-SYMRSVDWORD: t/t_var_rsvd_port.v:\d+: Symbol matches C\+\+ reserved word: 'switch'
+q{%Warning-SYMRSVDWORD: t/t_var_rsvd_port.v:\d+: Symbol matches C\+\+ common word: 'bool'
+.*
+%Warning-SYMRSVDWORD: t/t_var_rsvd_port.v:\d+: Symbol matches C\+\+ reserved word: 'switch'
 %Error: Exiting due to.*},
 	 );