diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index af43a6b4ae..ab7fc420a5 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -64,12 +64,23 @@ include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/config.mk
 # be generated correctly
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/cleanbuild.mk
 
-VERSION_CHECK_SEQUENCE_NUMBER := 1
+VERSION_CHECK_SEQUENCE_NUMBER := 2
 -include $(OUT_DIR)/versions_checked.mk
 ifneq ($(VERSION_CHECK_SEQUENCE_NUMBER),$(VERSIONS_CHECKED))
 
 $(info Checking build tools versions...)
 
+ifeq ($(BUILD_OS),linux)
+build_arch := $(shell uname -m)
+ifneq (64,$(findstring 64,$(build_arch)))
+$(warning ************************************************************)
+$(warning You are attempting to build on a 32-bit system.)
+$(warning Only 64-bit build environments are supported now.)
+$(warning ************************************************************)
+$(error stop)
+endif
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(HOST_OS),windows)
 ifneq ($(HOST_OS)-$(HOST_ARCH),darwin-ppc)
 # check for a case sensitive file system