diff --git a/src/video_core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/video_core/CMakeLists.txt
index e01ea55ab8..bb1f8491fa 100644
--- a/src/video_core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/video_core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -288,10 +288,10 @@ target_link_libraries(video_core PRIVATE sirit)
 
 if (ENABLE_NSIGHT_AFTERMATH)
     if (NOT DEFINED ENV{NSIGHT_AFTERMATH_SDK})
-        message(ERROR "Environment variable NSIGHT_AFTERMATH_SDK has to be provided")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Environment variable NSIGHT_AFTERMATH_SDK has to be provided")
     endif()
     if (NOT WIN32)
-        message(ERROR "Nsight Aftermath doesn't support non-Windows platforms")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Nsight Aftermath doesn't support non-Windows platforms")
     endif()
     target_compile_definitions(video_core PRIVATE HAS_NSIGHT_AFTERMATH)
     target_include_directories(video_core PRIVATE "$ENV{NSIGHT_AFTERMATH_SDK}/include")