diff --git a/client/Makefile b/client/Makefile
index a71d9efb8..4f04367a3 100644
--- a/client/Makefile
+++ b/client/Makefile
@@ -555,10 +555,16 @@ else
         ifeq ($(QT6_FOUND),1)
             $(info GUI support:       QT6 found, enabled ($(shell QT_SELECT=6 $(QMAKE) -v 2>/dev/null|grep -o 'Qt version.*')))
         else
+            ifeq ($(FORCEQT6),1)
+                $(error FORCEQT6 not satisfied, aborting)
+            endif
             $(info GUI support:       QT5 found, enabled ($(shell QT_SELECT=5 $(QMAKE) -v 2>/dev/null|grep -o 'Qt version.*')))
         endif
     else
         $(info GUI support:       QT not found, disabled)
+        ifeq ($(FORCEQT),1)
+            $(error FORCEQT not satisfied, aborting)
+        endif
     endif
 endif
 
@@ -569,6 +575,9 @@ else
         $(info native BT support: Bluez found, enabled)
     else
         $(info native BT support: Bluez not found, disabled)
+        ifeq ($(FORCEBT),1)
+            $(error FORCEBT not satisfied, aborting)
+        endif
     endif
 endif
 
@@ -578,6 +587,9 @@ else ifeq ($(JANSSON_FOUND),1)
     $(info Jansson library:   system library found)
 else
     $(info Jansson library:   system library not found, using local library)
+    ifeq ($(FORCEJANSSONSYSTEM),1)
+        $(error FORCEJANSSONSYSTEM not satisfied, aborting)
+    endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(SKIPLUASYSTEM),1)
@@ -587,6 +599,9 @@ else
         $(info Lua library:       system library found)
     else
         $(info Lua library:       system library not found, using local library)
+        ifeq ($(FORCELUASYSTEM),1)
+            $(error FORCELUASYSTEM not satisfied, aborting)
+        endif
     endif
 endif
 
@@ -597,6 +612,9 @@ else
         $(info Python3 library:   Python3 v$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG_ENV) pkg-config --modversion $(PYTHON3_PKGCONFIG)) found, enabled)
     else
         $(info Python3 library:   Python3 not found, disabled)
+        ifeq ($(FORCEPYTHON),1)
+            $(error FORCEPYTHON not satisfied, aborting)
+        endif
     endif
 endif
 
@@ -607,13 +625,23 @@ else
         $(info GD library:        GD v$(shell $(PKG_CONFIG_ENV) pkg-config --modversion gdlib) found, enabled)
     else
         $(info GD library:        GD not found, disabled)
+        ifeq ($(FORCEGD),1)
+            $(error FORCEGD not satisfied, aborting)
+        endif
     endif
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(ZLIB_FOUND),1)
-    $(info Zlib library:      system library found, enabled)
+ifeq ($(SKIPZLIB),1)
+    $(info Zlib library:      skipped)
 else
-    $(info Zlib library:      not found, disabled)
+    ifeq ($(ZLIB_FOUND),1)
+        $(info Zlib library:      system library found, enabled)
+    else
+        $(info Zlib library:      not found, disabled)
+        ifeq ($(FORCEZLIB),1)
+            $(error FORCEZLIB not satisfied, aborting)
+        endif
+    endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(SKIPREADLINE),1)
@@ -623,6 +651,9 @@ else
         $(info Readline library:  enabled)
     else
         $(info Readline library:  Readline not found, disabled)
+        ifeq ($(FORCEREADLINE),1)
+            $(error FORCEREADLINE not satisfied, aborting)
+        endif
     endif
 endif
 
@@ -634,6 +665,9 @@ ifneq ($(READLINE_FOUND),1)
             $(info Linenoise library: enabled)
         else
             $(info Linenoise library: Linenoise not found, disabled)
+            ifeq ($(FORCELINENOISE),1)
+                $(error FORCELINENOISE not satisfied, aborting)
+            endif
         endif
     endif
 endif
@@ -645,6 +679,9 @@ else
         $(info Whereami library:  system library found)
     else
         $(info Whereami library:  system library not found, using local library)
+        ifeq ($(FORCEWHEREAMISYSTEM),1)
+            $(error FORCEWHEREAMISYSTEM not satisfied, aborting)
+        endif
     endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/doc/md/Development/Maintainers.md b/doc/md/Development/Maintainers.md
index b6010967f..78fa4aa7c 100644
--- a/doc/md/Development/Maintainers.md
+++ b/doc/md/Development/Maintainers.md
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ It's also possible to skip parts even if libraries are present in the compilatio
 * `make client SKIPQT=1` to skip GUI even if Qt is present
 * `make client SKIPQT6=1` to skip Qt6 even if Qt6 is present, anf fallback on Qt5
 * `make client SKIPBT=1` to skip native Bluetooth support even if libbluetooth is present
+* `make client SKIPGD=1` to skip NFC ePaper support even if libgd is present
+* `make client SKIPZPIB=1` to skip decompressing compressed Google Smart Tap payloads support even if libzlib is present
 * `make client SKIPPYTHON=1` to skip embedded Python 3 interpreter even if libpython3 is present
 * `make client SKIPLUASYSTEM=1` to skip system Lua lib even if liblua5.2 is present, use embedded Lua lib instead
 * `make client SKIPJANSSONSYSTEM=1` to skip system Jansson lib even if libjansson is present, use embedded Jansson lib instead
@@ -89,6 +91,19 @@ Some unittests are available via `make check`, which is actually triggering indi
 
 * `SKIPUV=1 tools/pm3_tests.sh` to skip usage of `uv` even if `uv` is present, and force usage of `python3` (in which case you must take care of installing the script dependencies yourself)
 
+Inversely, it's possible to mandate parts and make sure the compilation will fail if libraries are not present in the compilation environment:
+
+* `make client FORCEQT=1` to make sure Qt is present
+* `make client FORCEQT6=1` to make sure Qt6 is present
+* `make client FORCEBT=1` to make sure libbluetooth is present
+* `make client FORCEGD=1` to make sure libgd is present
+* `make client FORCEZPIB=1` to make sure libzlib is present
+* `make client FORCEPYTHON=1` to make sure libpython3 is present
+* `make client FORCELUASYSTEM=1` to make sure liblua5.2 is present in the system
+* `make client FORCEJANSSONSYSTEM=1` to make sure libjansson is present in the system
+* `make client FORCEWHEREAMISYSTEM=1` to make sure libwhereami is present in the system
+* `make client FORCEREADLINE=1` to make sure libreadline is present
+
 Host binaries are compiled with hardening flags (only with Makefile, not with cmake). Exact level of hardening depends on the OS.
 
 * `make host NOHARDENING=1` to disable hardening flags.