diff --git a/src/platform/mod.rs b/src/platform/mod.rs
index 975d4301ae..e0ebbf1a44 100644
--- a/src/platform/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform/mod.rs
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ mod platform;
 #[cfg(all(not(target_os = "ios"), not(target_os = "windows"), not(target_os = "linux"),
   not(target_os = "macos"), not(target_os = "android"), not(target_os = "dragonfly"),
   not(target_os = "freebsd"), not(target_os = "openbsd"), not(target_os = "emscripten")))]
-use this_platform_is_not_supported;
+compile_error!("The platform you're compiling for is not supported by winit");