diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3893a9fabef..e0bbb6a9086 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1102,6 +1102,9 @@ else
                         # Check if 'clang -target bpf' is supported.
                         clang_supports_bpf = run_command(clang, '-target', 'bpf', '--print-supported-cpus', check : false).returncode() == 0
                 endif
+                if bpf_framework.enabled() and not clang_supports_bpf
+                        error('bpf-framework was enabled but clang does not support bpf')
+                endif
         elif bpf_compiler == 'gcc'
                 bpf_gcc = find_program('bpf-gcc',
                                        'bpf-none-gcc',