diff --git a/config/kernel-fs-context.m4 b/config/kernel-fs-context.m4
index 13e1f5ffc55e..317ddc21273d 100644
--- a/config/kernel-fs-context.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-fs-context.m4
@@ -1,33 +1,36 @@
 dnl # SPDX-License-Identifier: CDDL-1.0
 dnl #
 dnl # 2.6.38 API change
 dnl # The .get_sb callback has been replaced by a .mount callback
 dnl # in the file_system_type structure.
 dnl #
 dnl # 5.2 API change
 dnl # The new fs_context-based filesystem API is introduced, with the old
 dnl # one (via file_system_type.mount) preserved as a compatibility shim.
 dnl #
 dnl # 7.0 API change
 dnl # Compatibility shim removed, so all callers must go through the mount API.
 dnl #
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_FS_CONTEXT], [
 	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([fs_context], [
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
 		#include <linux/fs_context.h>
         ],[
 		static struct fs_context fs __attribute__ ((unused)) = { 0 };
 		static struct fs_context *fsp __attribute__ ((unused));
 		fsp = vfs_dup_fs_context(&fs);
 	])
 ])
 
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_FS_CONTEXT], [
         AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether fs_context exists])
         ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([fs_context], [
                 AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FS_CONTEXT, 1, [fs_context exists])
         ],[
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+		AC_MSG_ERROR([
+	*** This kernel does not have `struct fs_context`. OpenZFS cannot be compiled.
+		])
         ])
 ])