diff --git a/modules/hal_nordic/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/hal_nordic/CMakeLists.txt
index e025fb358f6..2c2b08a09f4 100644
--- a/modules/hal_nordic/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/hal_nordic/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if(CONFIG_NRF_REGTOOL_GENERATE_BICR)
   list(APPEND nrf_regtool_components GENERATE:BICR)
 endif()
 if(DEFINED nrf_regtool_components)
-  find_package(nrf-regtool 8.1.2
+  find_package(nrf-regtool 8.1.2 REQUIRED
     COMPONENTS ${nrf_regtool_components}
     PATHS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/nrf-regtool
     NO_CMAKE_PATH