diff --git a/lib/gpt_rme/gpt_rme.mk b/lib/gpt_rme/gpt_rme.mk
index 52b38d2..7d6b61f 100644
--- a/lib/gpt_rme/gpt_rme.mk
+++ b/lib/gpt_rme/gpt_rme.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
 
+# Process RME_GPT_BITLOCK_BLOCK value
+ifeq ($(filter 0 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512, ${RME_GPT_BITLOCK_BLOCK}),)
+    $(error "Invalid value for RME_GPT_BITLOCK_BLOCK: ${RME_GPT_BITLOCK_BLOCK}")
+endif
+
+ifeq (${RME_GPT_BITLOCK_BLOCK},0)
+    $(warning "GPT library uses global spinlock")
+endif
+
 # Process RME_GPT_MAX_BLOCK value
 ifeq ($(filter 0 2 32 512, ${RME_GPT_MAX_BLOCK}),)
     $(error "Invalid value for RME_GPT_MAX_BLOCK: ${RME_GPT_MAX_BLOCK}")