diff --git a/cmake/TBBBuild.cmake b/cmake/TBBBuild.cmake
index a2222e3..756d85c 100644
--- a/cmake/TBBBuild.cmake
+++ b/cmake/TBBBuild.cmake
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ function(tbb_build)
     mark_as_advanced(TBB_MAKE_TOOL)
 
     if (NOT TBB_MAKE_TOOL)
-        message(STATUS "Intel TBB can not be built: required make-tool (${make_tool_name}) was not found")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Intel TBB can not be built: required make-tool (${make_tool_name}) was not found")
         set(${tbb_build_CONFIG_DIR} ${tbb_build_CONFIG_DIR}-NOTFOUND PARENT_SCOPE)
         return()
     endif()
