diff --git a/core/envsetup.mk b/core/envsetup.mk
index 124bb25..8d5ef74 100644
--- a/core/envsetup.mk
+++ b/core/envsetup.mk
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@
   $(error Use `MALLOC_SVELTE := true` to configure jemalloc for low-memory)
 endif
 TARGET_DEVICE_DIR := $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $(board_config_mk)))
+ifneq ($(ENABLE_TREBLE),true)
+ifneq ($(BOARD_WRAPS_CONVENTIONAL_HALS),)
+$(error BOARD_WRAPS_CONVENTIONAL_HALS cannot be defined when ENABLE_TREBLE is not set to true)
+endif
+endif
 board_config_mk :=
 
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