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-rw-r--r--config/kernel.m48
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/config/kernel.m4 b/config/kernel.m4
index 8b4a5c79a..2b4df7023 100644
--- a/config/kernel.m4
+++ b/config/kernel.m4
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_MODULE_SYMVERS], [
else
LINUX_SYMBOLS=Module.symvers
fi
+
+ if ! test -f "$LINUX_OBJ/$LINUX_SYMBOLS"; then
+ AC_MSG_ERROR([
+ *** Please make sure the kernel devel package for your distribution
+ *** is installed. If your building with a custom kernel make sure the
+ *** kernel is configured, built, and the '--with-linux=PATH' configure
+ *** option refers to the location of the kernel source.])
+ fi
else
LINUX_SYMBOLS=NONE
fi