diff --git a/src/OCLStream.cpp b/src/OCLStream.cpp
index 422b409..ed419b5 100644
--- a/src/OCLStream.cpp
+++ b/src/OCLStream.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,12 @@ OCLStream<T>::OCLStream(const unsigned int ARRAY_SIZE, const int device_index)
   // Create program
   cl::Program program(context, kernels);
   if (sizeof(T) == sizeof(double))
+  {
+    // Check device can do double
+    if (!device.getInfo<CL_DEVICE_DOUBLE_FP_CONFIG>())
+      throw std::runtime_error("Device does not support double precision, please use --float");
     program.build("-DTYPE=double");
+  }
   else if (sizeof(T) == sizeof(float))
     program.build("-DTYPE=float");