diff --git a/examples/experimental_cc_shared_library.bzl b/examples/experimental_cc_shared_library.bzl
index e660742..07ea515 100644
--- a/examples/experimental_cc_shared_library.bzl
+++ b/examples/experimental_cc_shared_library.bzl
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@
     return True
 
 def _cc_shared_library_impl(ctx):
+    cc_common.check_experimental_cc_shared_library()
     cc_toolchain = find_cc_toolchain(ctx)
     feature_configuration = cc_common.configure_features(
         ctx = ctx,