diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 5046181b548ee25dc68b8154e2fe167676026188..151ea7148bf4da8f47095d552625d21b2117f5e0 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 */
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
-#ifndef SERVER // Dedicated server isn't linked with Irrlicht
-	#pragma comment(lib, "Irrlicht.lib")
-	// This would get rid of the console window
-	//#pragma comment(linker, "/subsystem:windows /ENTRY:mainCRTStartup")
-#endif
+	#ifndef SERVER // Dedicated server isn't linked with Irrlicht
+		#pragma comment(lib, "Irrlicht.lib")
+		// This would get rid of the console window
+		//#pragma comment(linker, "/subsystem:windows /ENTRY:mainCRTStartup")
+	#endif
 	#pragma comment(lib, "zlibwapi.lib")
 	#pragma comment(lib, "Shell32.lib")
 #endif
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_TOUCHSCREENGUI
-#include "touchscreengui.h"
+	#include "touchscreengui.h"
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(SERVER) && \
+	(IRRLICHT_VERSION_MAJOR == 1) && \
+	(IRRLICHT_VERSION_MINOR == 8) && \
+	(IRRLICHT_VERSION_REVISION == 2)
+	#error "Irrlicht 1.8.2 is known to be broken - please update Irrlicht to version >= 1.8.3"
 #endif
 
 #define DEBUGFILE "debug.txt"