diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/p/paraver.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/p/paraver.py
index a7f0a453a4..83631eb1d1 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/p/paraver.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/p/paraver.py
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ def configure_step(self):
         wxwidgets = get_software_root('wxWidgets')
         if wxwidgets:
             wx_config = os.path.join(wxwidgets, 'bin', 'wx-config')
+        else:
+            raise EasyBuildError("wxWidgets is not available as a dependency")
 
         # determine value to pass to --with-wxpropgrid (library name)
         wxpropgrid = None