diff --git a/cmake/toolchain/armclang/generic.cmake b/cmake/toolchain/armclang/generic.cmake
index 8a94102dd15..769ba2c2ff0 100644
--- a/cmake/toolchain/armclang/generic.cmake
+++ b/cmake/toolchain/armclang/generic.cmake
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ set_ifndef(ARMCLANG_TOOLCHAIN_PATH "$ENV{ARMCLANG_TOOLCHAIN_PATH}")
 set(ARMCLANG_TOOLCHAIN_PATH ${ARMCLANG_TOOLCHAIN_PATH} CACHE PATH "armclang tools install directory")
 assert(ARMCLANG_TOOLCHAIN_PATH "ARMCLANG_TOOLCHAIN_PATH is not set")
 
+if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.21
+   AND NOT ${CMAKE_GENERATOR} STREQUAL Ninja
+)
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "ARMClang Toolchain and '${CMAKE_GENERATOR}' generator "
+    "doesn't work properly for target object files on CMake version: "
+    "${CMAKE_VERSION}. Use the 'Ninja' generator or update to CMake >= 3.21."
+  )
+endif()
+
 if(NOT EXISTS ${ARMCLANG_TOOLCHAIN_PATH})
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Nothing found at ARMCLANG_TOOLCHAIN_PATH: '${ARMCLANG_TOOLCHAIN_PATH}'")
 endif()