diff --git a/lib/vtls/rustls.c b/lib/vtls/rustls.c
index 24b8597045..e9646d2dc0 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/rustls.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/rustls.c
@@ -1042,6 +1042,12 @@ static CURLcode cr_init_backend(struct Curl_cfilter *cf,
       config_builder, cr_verify_none);
   }
   else if(ssl_config->native_ca_store) {
+    if(conn_config->CRLfile) {
+      failf(data, "rustls: CRL file not supported with native CA store; "
+            "the platform verifier has no CRL attachment API");
+      rustls_client_config_builder_free(config_builder);
+      return CURLE_NOT_BUILT_IN;
+    }
     result = init_config_builder_platform_verifier(data, config_builder);
     if(result != CURLE_OK) {
       rustls_client_config_builder_free(config_builder);