diff --git a/tools/binpac/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/binpac/CMakeLists.txt
index 09cc538e5e..3f7ee54de1 100644
--- a/tools/binpac/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/binpac/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-project(BinPAC)
+project(BinPAC C CXX)
+
+if (NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find prerequisite C compiler")
+endif ()
+
+if (NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find prerequisite C++ compiler")
+endif ()
 
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 ## CMake Configuration