diff --git a/programs/x509/cert_req.c b/programs/x509/cert_req.c
index 5cafb80..30df216 100644
--- a/programs/x509/cert_req.c
+++ b/programs/x509/cert_req.c
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CSR_WRITE_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_FS_IO) ||  \
     !defined(MBEDTLS_PK_PARSE_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_SHA256_C) || \
-    !defined(MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C)
+    !defined(MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C) || \
+    !defined(MBEDTLS_PEM_WRITE_C)
 int main( void )
 {
     mbedtls_printf( "MBEDTLS_X509_CSR_WRITE_C and/or MBEDTLS_FS_IO and/or "
@@ -341,4 +342,4 @@
     return( ret );
 }
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_X509_CSR_WRITE_C && MBEDTLS_PK_PARSE_C && MBEDTLS_FS_IO &&
-          MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C && MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C */
+          MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C && MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C && MBEDTLS_PEM_WRITE_C */