diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 71cefd626..3e7b10f5c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
   set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release CACHE STRING "Choose the type of build, options are: None Debug Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel" FORCE)
 endif ()
 
+set(SUPPORTED_BUILD_TYPES Debug Release RelWithDebugInfo MinSizeRel)
+if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE IN_LIST SUPPORTED_BUILD_TYPES)
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "Bad CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE. Expected one of ${SUPPORTED_BUILD_TYPES}")
+endif()
+
 message(STATUS "TimescaleDB version ${PROJECT_VERSION_MOD}. Can be updated from version ${UPDATE_FROM_VERSION}")
 message(STATUS "Build type is ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")