Index: src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/parser/xml/XmlModuleDescriptorParser.java
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--- src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/parser/xml/XmlModuleDescriptorParser.java	(revision 1329952)
+++ src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/parser/xml/XmlModuleDescriptorParser.java	(working copy)
@@ -430,8 +430,10 @@
             try {
                 checkParentModuleOnFilesystem(location);
             } catch (IOException e) {
-                Message.warn("Unable to parse included ivy file " + location + ": " 
-                    + e.getMessage());
+                if (attributes.getValue("location") != null) {
+                    Message.warn("Unable to parse included ivy file " + location + ": "
+                        + e.getMessage());
+                }
             }
             
             // resolve parent from module inheritance repository