diff --git a/components/ogreinit/ogreinit.cpp b/components/ogreinit/ogreinit.cpp
index cd3723354..60306459a 100644
--- a/components/ogreinit/ogreinit.cpp
+++ b/components/ogreinit/ogreinit.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ namespace OgreInit
         Files::loadOgrePlugin(pluginDir, "RenderSystem_GL3Plus", *mRoot);
         Files::loadOgrePlugin(pluginDir, "RenderSystem_Direct3D9", *mRoot);
         Files::loadOgrePlugin(pluginDir, "Plugin_CgProgramManager", *mRoot);
-        Files::loadOgrePlugin(pluginDir, "Plugin_ParticleFX", *mRoot);
+        if (!Files::loadOgrePlugin(pluginDir, "Plugin_ParticleFX", *mRoot))
+            throw std::runtime_error("Required Plugin_ParticleFX for Ogre not found!");
     }
 
     void OgreInit::loadParticleFactories()
diff --git a/components/ogreinit/ogreplugin.cpp b/components/ogreinit/ogreplugin.cpp
index 6070c43a8..069b25e7b 100644
--- a/components/ogreinit/ogreplugin.cpp
+++ b/components/ogreinit/ogreplugin.cpp
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ bool loadOgrePlugin(const std::string &pluginDir, std::string pluginName, Ogre::
     }
 }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}