diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index b0a13a4e5b..b2f319dead 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+   58) PR #3057 for 3056. Demote OpenMP lowering error to warning.
+
    57) PR #3018 for #3017. Fix ArrayType with defined lower bounds, but no upper
    bound.
 
diff --git a/src/psyclone/psyir/nodes/omp_directives.py b/src/psyclone/psyir/nodes/omp_directives.py
index 891b620bb6..da55f2de56 100644
--- a/src/psyclone/psyir/nodes/omp_directives.py
+++ b/src/psyclone/psyir/nodes/omp_directives.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 import abc
 import itertools
 import sympy
+import logging
 
 from psyclone.configuration import Config
 from psyclone.core import AccessType
@@ -1384,11 +1385,12 @@ def lower_to_language_level(self):
                                     clause.children]:
                         break
                 else:
-                    raise GenerationError(
-                        f"Lowering '{type(self).__name__}' does not support "
-                        f"symbols that need synchronisation unless they are "
-                        f"in a depend clause, but found: "
-                        f"'{sym.name}' which is not in a depend clause.")
+                    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+                    logger.warning(
+                        "Lowering '%s' detected a possible race condition for "
+                        "symbol '%s'. Make sure this is a false WaW dependency"
+                        " or the code includes the necessary "
+                        "synchronisations.", type(self).__name__, sym.name)
 
         self.addchild(private_clause)
         self.addchild(fprivate_clause)
diff --git a/src/psyclone/tests/psyir/nodes/omp_directives_test.py b/src/psyclone/tests/psyir/nodes/omp_directives_test.py
index 71b98a662c..cb56ea2e29 100644
--- a/src/psyclone/tests/psyir/nodes/omp_directives_test.py
+++ b/src/psyclone/tests/psyir/nodes/omp_directives_test.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 import os
 import pytest
+import logging
 from psyclone.errors import UnresolvedDependencyError
 from psyclone.parse.algorithm import parse
 from psyclone.psyGen import PSyFactory
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@
                                 "gocean1p0")
 
 
-def test_ompparallel_lowering(fortran_reader, monkeypatch):
+def test_ompparallel_lowering(fortran_reader, monkeypatch, caplog):
     ''' Check that lowering an OMP Parallel region leaves it with the
     appropriate begin_string and clauses for the backend to generate
     the right code'''
@@ -141,11 +142,12 @@ def test_ompparallel_lowering(fortran_reader, monkeypatch):
     a_sym = Symbol("a")
     monkeypatch.setattr(pdir, "infer_sharing_attributes",
                         lambda: ({}, {}, {a_sym}))
-    with pytest.raises(GenerationError) as err:
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
         pdir.lower_to_language_level()
-    assert ("Lowering 'OMPParallelDirective' does not support symbols that "
-            "need synchronisation unless they are in a depend clause, but "
-            "found: 'a' which is not in a depend clause." in str(err.value))
+    assert ("Lowering 'OMPParallelDirective' detected a possible race "
+            "condition for symbol 'a'. Make sure this is a false WaW "
+            "dependency or the code includes the necessary synchronisations."
+            "\n" in caplog.text)
 
     # Also a case which contains the symbol in an input dependency clause.
     task_dir = OMPTaskDirective()
@@ -158,14 +160,15 @@ def test_ompparallel_lowering(fortran_reader, monkeypatch):
     task_dir.addchild(in_clause)
     pdir.children[0].addchild(task_dir)
 
-    with pytest.raises(GenerationError) as err:
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
         pdir.lower_to_language_level()
-    assert ("Lowering 'OMPParallelDirective' does not support symbols that "
-            "need synchronisation unless they are in a depend clause, but "
-            "found: 'a' which is not in a depend clause." in str(err.value))
+    assert ("Lowering 'OMPParallelDirective' detected a possible race "
+            "condition for symbol 'a'. Make sure this is a false WaW "
+            "dependency or the code includes the necessary synchronisations."
+            "\n" in caplog.text)
 
 
-def test_omp_parallel_do_lowering(fortran_reader, monkeypatch):
+def test_omp_parallel_do_lowering(fortran_reader, monkeypatch, caplog):
     ''' Check that lowering an OMP Parallel Do leaves it with the
     appropriate begin_string and clauses for the backend to generate
     the right code'''
@@ -231,11 +234,12 @@ def test_omp_parallel_do_lowering(fortran_reader, monkeypatch):
     # Monkeypatch a case with shared variables that need synchronisation
     monkeypatch.setattr(pdir, "infer_sharing_attributes",
                         lambda: ({}, {}, {Symbol("a")}))
-    with pytest.raises(GenerationError) as err:
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING):
         pdir.lower_to_language_level()
-    assert ("Lowering 'OMPParallelDoDirective' does not support symbols that "
-            "need synchronisation unless they are in a depend clause, but "
-            "found: 'a' which is not in a depend clause." in str(err.value))
+    assert ("Lowering 'OMPParallelDoDirective' detected a possible race "
+            "condition for symbol 'a'. Make sure this is a false WaW "
+            "dependency or the code includes the necessary synchronisations."
+            "\n" in caplog.text)
 
 
 def test_omp_teams_distribute_parallel_do_strings(