diff --git a/tools/dump-hops/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/dump-hops/CMakeLists.txt
index 930dbb01..265b3ab5 100644
--- a/tools/dump-hops/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/dump-hops/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ set(SRCS
   DumpHops.cc
 )
 
+if(NOT CONFIG_INJECTIONPOINT_HOPS)
+  message (FATAL_ERROR "For building the dump-hops tool you need to enable CONFIG_INJECTIONPOINT_HOPS")
+endif()
+
 add_executable(dump-hops ${SRCS})
 target_link_libraries(dump-hops ${PROTOBUF_LIBRARY} fail-util fail-comm)
 install(TARGETS dump-hops RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)