diff --git a/src/duckdb/third_party/re2/re2/re2.cc b/src/duckdb/third_party/re2/re2/re2.cc
index 569a82f6e..3f08720c0 100644
--- a/src/duckdb/third_party/re2/re2/re2.cc
+++ b/src/duckdb/third_party/re2/re2/re2.cc
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ int RE2::Options::ParseFlags() const {
 }
 
 void RE2::Init(const StringPiece& pattern, const Options& options) {
+  throw std::runtime_error("Checking without re2 support");
+
   static std::once_flag empty_once;
   std::call_once(empty_once, []() {
     empty_string = new std::string;