diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua
index c25537f4..907d2dc0 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+local have_make = vim.fn.executable("make") == 1
+local have_cmake = vim.fn.executable("cmake") == 1
+
 return {
 
   -- file explorer
@@ -141,12 +144,23 @@ return {
     dependencies = {
       {
         "nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim",
-        build = vim.fn.executable("make") == 1 and "make"
+        build = have_make and "make"
           or "cmake -S. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release && cmake --build build --config Release && cmake --install build --prefix build",
-        enabled = vim.fn.executable("make") == 1 or vim.fn.executable("cmake") == 1,
-        config = function()
+        enabled = have_make or have_cmake,
+        config = function(plugin)
           LazyVim.on_load("telescope.nvim", function()
-            require("telescope").load_extension("fzf")
+            local ok, err = pcall(require("telescope").load_extension, "fzf")
+            if not ok then
+              local lib = plugin.dir .. "/build/libfzf." .. (LazyVim.is_win() and "dll" or "so")
+              if not vim.uv.fs_stat(lib) then
+                LazyVim.warn("`telescope-fzf-native.nvim` not built. Rebuilding...")
+                require("lazy").build({ plugins = { plugin }, show = false }):wait(function()
+                  LazyVim.info("Rebuilding `telescope-fzf-native.nvim` done.\nPlease restart Neovim.")
+                end)
+              else
+                LazyVim.error("Failed to load `telescope-fzf-native.nvim`:\n" .. err)
+              end
+            end
           end)
         end,
       },