diff --git a/src/openrct2/drawing/SSE41Drawing.cpp b/src/openrct2/drawing/SSE41Drawing.cpp
index d45f2c5152..ac31974945 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/drawing/SSE41Drawing.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/drawing/SSE41Drawing.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ void mask_sse4_1(sint32 width, sint32 height, const uint8 * RESTRICT maskSrc, co
 
 #else
 
+#ifdef OPENRCT2_X86
+#error You have to compile this file with SSE4.1 enabled, when targetting x86!
+#endif
+
 void mask_sse4_1(sint32 width, sint32 height, const uint8 * RESTRICT maskSrc, const uint8 * RESTRICT colourSrc,
                  uint8 * RESTRICT dst, sint32 maskWrap, sint32 colourWrap, sint32 dstWrap)
 {