diff --git a/src/kaleidoscope/simulator/actions/generic_report/GenerateHostEvent.cpp b/src/kaleidoscope/simulator/actions/generic_report/GenerateHostEvent.cpp
index e50d95a6..1bf69897 100644
--- a/src/kaleidoscope/simulator/actions/generic_report/GenerateHostEvent.cpp
+++ b/src/kaleidoscope/simulator/actions/generic_report/GenerateHostEvent.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
 
 #ifdef KALEIDOSCOPE_VIRTUAL_BUILD
 
+#ifdef KALEIDOSCOPE_VIRTUAL_HOST_EVENTS
+
+#ifndef __linux__
+#error Generating host events is only supported on Linux at the moment.
+#endif
+
 #include "kaleidoscope/simulator/actions/generic_report/GenerateHostEvent.h"
 #include "kaleidoscope/simulator/reports/BootKeyboardReport.h"
 #include "kaleidoscope/simulator/reports/KeyboardReport.h"
@@ -396,4 +402,5 @@ bool GenerateHostEvent<AbsoluteMouseReport>::Action::evalInternal() {
 #error __CLANG_ATOMIC_LLONG_LOCK_FREE
 #endif
 
+#endif // KALEIDOSCOPE_VIRTUAL_HOST_EVENTS
 #endif // KALEIDOSCOPE_VIRTUAL_BUILD
diff --git a/src/kaleidoscope/simulator/actions/generic_report/GenerateHostEvent.h b/src/kaleidoscope/simulator/actions/generic_report/GenerateHostEvent.h
index 9ffbcb01..914d0c43 100644
--- a/src/kaleidoscope/simulator/actions/generic_report/GenerateHostEvent.h
+++ b/src/kaleidoscope/simulator/actions/generic_report/GenerateHostEvent.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #ifdef KALEIDOSCOPE_VIRTUAL_BUILD
+#ifdef KALEIDOSCOPE_VIRTUAL_HOST_EVENTS
 
 #include "kaleidoscope/simulator/interface/actions/generic_report/ReportAction.h"
 #include "kaleidoscope/simulator/interface/reports/Report_.h"
@@ -87,4 +88,5 @@ class GenerateHostEvent {
 } // namespace simulator
 } // namespace kaleidoscope
 
+#endif // KALEIDOSCOPE_VIRTUAL_HOST_EVENTS
 #endif // KALEIDOSCOPE_VIRTUAL_BUILD