diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2684d7effc..4282183902 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,12 +87,11 @@ set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE OFF)
 # set module path
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 
-# include some generic functions
+# include some generic functions to ensure correctness of the env
 include(Pcsx2Utils)
 
-# Detect current OS
+check_no_parenthesis_in_path()
 detectOperatingSystem()
-
 check_compiler_version("4.7" "4.5")
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/cmake/Pcsx2Utils.cmake b/cmake/Pcsx2Utils.cmake
index cb0306c5b3..06013a346b 100644
--- a/cmake/Pcsx2Utils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Pcsx2Utils.cmake
@@ -67,3 +67,9 @@ function(check_compiler_version version_warn version_err)
         endif()
     endif()
 endfunction()
+
+function(check_no_parenthesis_in_path)
+    if ("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}" MATCHES "[()]" OR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}" MATCHES "[()]")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Your path contains some parenthesis. Unfortunately Cmake doesn't support them correctly.\nPlease rename your directory to avoid '(' and ')' characters\n")
+    endif()
+endfunction()