diff --git a/cmake/Modules/HandleOutOfTreeLLVM.cmake b/cmake/Modules/HandleOutOfTreeLLVM.cmake
index 4420aca..c43308e 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/HandleOutOfTreeLLVM.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/HandleOutOfTreeLLVM.cmake
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
     set(LLVM_PATH ${LLVM_PATH} CACHE PATH "Path to LLVM source tree")
     set(LLVM_MAIN_SRC_DIR ${LLVM_PATH})
     set(LLVM_CMAKE_PATH "${LLVM_PATH}/cmake/modules")
+    if (NOT IS_DIRECTORY "${LLVM_PATH}")
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "The provided LLVM_PATH (${LLVM_PATH}) is not a valid directory")
+    endif()
   elseif(LLVM_CONFIG_PATH)
     message(STATUS "Found LLVM_CONFIG_PATH as ${LLVM_CONFIG_PATH}")
     set(LIBCXXABI_USING_INSTALLED_LLVM 1)