diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3be192356ec..00a6666783e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -325,8 +325,12 @@ with_any_broadcom = [
   with_broadcom_vk,
 ].contains(true)
 
+intel_vk_can_rt = host_machine.cpu_family() == 'x86_64' or \
+                  host_machine.cpu_family() == 'aarch64'
 with_intel_vk_rt = get_option('intel-rt') \
    .disable_auto_if(not with_intel_vk) \
+   .disable_if(not intel_vk_can_rt, \
+               error_message: 'Intel Ray Tracing requires 64-bit architectures') \
   .allowed()
 
 with_any_intel = [