diff --git a/src/compiler/crystal/compiler.cr b/src/compiler/crystal/compiler.cr
index f25713c6385e..dd3c8d0862e1 100644
--- a/src/compiler/crystal/compiler.cr
+++ b/src/compiler/crystal/compiler.cr
@@ -312,6 +312,13 @@ module Crystal
     end
 
     private def codegen(program, node : ASTNode, sources, output_filename)
+      {% if LibLLVM::IS_LT_130 %}
+        if @codegen_target.architecture == "aarch64"
+          stderr.puts "Error: Target #{@codegen_target} requires a Crystal compiler built with LLVM 13 or a later version."
+          exit 1
+        end
+      {% end %}
+
       llvm_modules = @progress_tracker.stage("Codegen (crystal)") do
         program.codegen node, debug: debug, frame_pointers: frame_pointers,
           single_module: @single_module || @cross_compile || !@emit_targets.none?