diff --git a/tasks.c b/tasks.c
index 93e9c02c4..d00e96674 100644
--- a/tasks.c
+++ b/tasks.c
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@
 #include "timers.h"
 #include "stack_macros.h"
 
+/* The default definitions are only available for non-MPU ports. The
+ * reason is that the stack alignment requirements vary for different
+ * architectures.*/
+#if ( ( configSUPPORT_STATIC_ALLOCATION == 1 ) && ( configKERNEL_PROVIDED_STATIC_MEMORY == 1 ) && ( portUSING_MPU_WRAPPERS != 0 ) )
+    #error configKERNEL_PROVIDED_STATIC_MEMORY cannot be set to 1 when using an MPU port. The vApplicationGet*TaskMemory() functions must be provided manually.
+#endif
+
 /* The MPU ports require MPU_WRAPPERS_INCLUDED_FROM_API_FILE to be defined
  * for the header files above, but not in this file, in order to generate the
  * correct privileged Vs unprivileged linkage and placement. */