diff --git a/include/polarssl/check_config.h b/include/polarssl/check_config.h
index 4f65e17..c532db0 100644
--- a/include/polarssl/check_config.h
+++ b/include/polarssl/check_config.h
@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@
 #error "POLARSSL_SSL_DTLS_ANTI_REPLAY  defined, but not all prerequisites"
 #endif
 
+#if defined(POLARSSL_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT) &&                              \
+    ( !defined(POLARSSL_SSL_TLS_C) || !defined(POLARSSL_SSL_PROTO_DTLS) )
+#error "POLARSSL_SSL_DTLS_BADMAC_LIMIT  defined, but not all prerequisites"
+#endif
+
 #if defined(POLARSSL_SSL_SESSION_TICKETS) && defined(POLARSSL_SSL_TLS_C) && \
     ( !defined(POLARSSL_AES_C) || !defined(POLARSSL_SHA256_C) ||            \
       !defined(POLARSSL_CIPHER_MODE_CBC) )