diff --git a/checks/architecture/arm.cpp b/checks/architecture/arm.cpp
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+// arm.cpp
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2012 Steven Watanabe
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License Version 1.0. (See
+// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#if !defined(__arm__) && !defined(__thumb__) && \
+    !defined(__TARGET_ARCH_ARM) && !defined(__TARGET_ARCH_THUMB) && \
+    !defined(_ARM) && !defined(_M_ARM) && \
+    !defined(__aarch64__) 
+#error "Not ARM"
+#endif
+