diff --git a/core/experiments/checksum-oostubs/experiment.cc b/core/experiments/checksum-oostubs/experiment.cc
index ffeb2b95..de7c2698 100644
--- a/core/experiments/checksum-oostubs/experiment.cc
+++ b/core/experiments/checksum-oostubs/experiment.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@
 
 using std::endl;
 
+// Check if configuration dependencies are satisfied:
+#if !defined(CONFIG_EVENT_BREAKPOINTS) || !defined(CONFIG_SR_RESTORE) || \
+    !defined(CONFIG_SR_SAVE) || !defined(CONFIG_EVENT_TRAP)
+  #error This experiment needs: breakpoints, traps, save, and restore. Enable these in the configuration.
+#endif
+
 bool ChecksumOOStuBSExperiment::run()
 {
 	char const *statename = "checksum-oostubs.state";