diff --git a/include/sta/hal/spi.hpp b/include/sta/hal/spi.hpp
index 22d7f53..7d86d5d 100644
--- a/include/sta/hal/spi.hpp
+++ b/include/sta/hal/spi.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 #include <sta/config.hpp>
 #ifdef STA_HAL_SPI_ENABLE
 
+#ifndef STA_HAL_GPIO_ENABLE
+#error "HAL GPIO required"
+#endif // !STA_HAL_GPIO_ENABLE
+
 #include <sta/spi_device.hpp>
 #include <sta/hal/gpio_pin.hpp>