diff --git a/build/CompilerAndLinker.cmake b/build/CompilerAndLinker.cmake
index 69c0d13..a61b58a 100644
--- a/build/CompilerAndLinker.cmake
+++ b/build/CompilerAndLinker.cmake
@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@ else()
     set(DIRECTX_HOST_ARCH x64)
 endif()
 
+#--- Check DIRECTX_ARCH value
+if(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
+    if(DIRECTX_ARCH MATCHES "x86|^arm$")
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "64-bit toolset mismatch detected for DIRECTX_ARCH setting")
+    endif()
+elseif(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 4)
+    if(DIRECTX_ARCH MATCHES "x64|arm64")
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "32-bit toolset mismatch detected for DIRECTX_ARCH setting")
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 #--- Build with Unicode Win32 APIs per "UTF-8 Everywhere"
 if(WIN32)
   list(APPEND COMPILER_DEFINES _UNICODE UNICODE)