diff --git a/library/aesce.h b/library/aesce.h
index 1b2edad41..a67fc0d9c 100644
--- a/library/aesce.h
+++ b/library/aesce.h
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_HAVE_ARM64)
 #if defined(__aarch64__) || defined(_M_ARM64) || defined(_M_ARM64EC)
 #define MBEDTLS_HAVE_ARM64
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_AESCE_C) && !defined(MBEDTLS_AES_HAS_NO_PLAIN_C)
+#error "MBEDTLS_AESCE_C defined, but not all prerequisites"
+#endif
 #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/library/aesni.h b/library/aesni.h
index 341350a1e..1c960703f 100644
--- a/library/aesni.h
+++ b/library/aesni.h
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
     (defined(__amd64__) || defined(__x86_64__))   &&  \
     !defined(MBEDTLS_HAVE_X86_64)
 #define MBEDTLS_HAVE_X86_64
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_AESNI_C) && !defined(MBEDTLS_AES_HAS_NO_PLAIN_C)
+#error "MBEDTLS_AESCE_C defined, but not all prerequisites"
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_AESNI_C)
diff --git a/library/padlock.h b/library/padlock.h
index 7ec960d7a..415838685 100644
--- a/library/padlock.h
+++ b/library/padlock.h
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_PADLOCK_C) && !defined(MBEDTLS_AES_HAS_NO_PLAIN_C)
+#error "MBEDTLS_AESCE_C defined, but not all prerequisites"
+#endif
+
 #define MBEDTLS_PADLOCK_RNG 0x000C
 #define MBEDTLS_PADLOCK_ACE 0x00C0
 #define MBEDTLS_PADLOCK_PHE 0x0C00