diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/trouble-v3.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/trouble-v3.lua
index 0de564b5..a5487888 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/trouble-v3.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/trouble-v3.lua
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ return {
     optional = true,
     opts = function(_, opts)
       local trouble = require("trouble")
+      if not trouble.statusline then
+        LazyVim.error("You have enabled the **trouble-v3** extra,\nbut still need to update it with `:Lazy`")
+        return
+      end
+
       local symbols = trouble.statusline({
         mode = "lsp_document_symbols",
         groups = {},