diff --git a/cores/arduino/stm32/usb_host/usbh_conf.c b/cores/arduino/stm32/usb_host/usbh_conf.c
index 59092db816..793c8a6f5d 100644
--- a/cores/arduino/stm32/usb_host/usbh_conf.c
+++ b/cores/arduino/stm32/usb_host/usbh_conf.c
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
 #include "usbh_core.h"
 #include "Arduino.h"
 
-#include "stm32f4xx_hal_hcd.h"
+#ifndef HAL_HCD_MODULE_ENABLED
+  #error "HAL_HCD_MODULE_ENABLED is required"
+#endif
 
 /* USER CODE BEGIN Includes */