diff --git a/src/common/conditional_compilation/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/conditional_compilation/CMakeLists.txt
index b0a0f2835fb..876558cea5e 100644
--- a/src/common/conditional_compilation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/conditional_compilation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@ elseif(SELECTIVE_BUILD STREQUAL "ON")
     endif()
     find_host_package (Python3 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Interpreter)
 
-    file(GLOB STAT_FILES ${SELECTIVE_BUILD_STAT})
+    file(TO_CMAKE_PATH ${SELECTIVE_BUILD_STAT} CMAKE_SELECTIVE_BUILD_STAT)
+
+    file(GLOB STAT_FILES ${CMAKE_SELECTIVE_BUILD_STAT})
+
+    if(NOT STAT_FILES)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "SELECTIVE_BUILD_STAT (${SELECTIVE_BUILD_STAT}) path doesn't contain valid csv files!")
+    endif()
 
     target_compile_definitions(${TARGET_NAME} INTERFACE SELECTIVE_BUILD)