diff --git a/libvips/foreign/spngload.c b/libvips/foreign/spngload.c
index 6d0ceda2..13cb2931 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/spngload.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/spngload.c
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ vips_foreign_load_png_set_header( VipsForeignLoadPng *png, VipsImage *image )
 		 */
 
 		if( !png->unlimited && n_text > MAX_PNG_TEXT_CHUNKS ) {
-			vips_error( class->nickname, 
-				"%s", _( "too many text chunks" ) );
-			return( -1 );
+			g_warning(_( "%d text chunks, only %d text chunks will be loaded" ),
+					n_text, MAX_PNG_TEXT_CHUNKS );
+			n_text = MAX_PNG_TEXT_CHUNKS;
 		}
 
 		text = VIPS_ARRAY( VIPS_OBJECT( png ), 
diff --git a/libvips/foreign/vipspng.c b/libvips/foreign/vipspng.c
index 57009967..7fb65c00 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/vipspng.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/vipspng.c
@@ -581,10 +581,9 @@ png2vips_header( Read *read, VipsImage *out )
 		 */
 		if( !read->unlimited && 
 			num_text > MAX_PNG_TEXT_CHUNKS ) {
-			vips_error( "vipspng", 
-				_( "%d text chunks, image blocked" ),
-			       num_text );
-			return( -1 );
+			g_warning(_( "%d text chunks, only %d text chunks will be loaded" ),
+					num_text, MAX_PNG_TEXT_CHUNKS );
+			num_text = MAX_PNG_TEXT_CHUNKS;
 		}
 
 		for( i = 0; i < num_text; i++ )