diff --git a/host_xrt/hbm_simple_xrt/Makefile b/host_xrt/hbm_simple_xrt/Makefile
index 7975afe24..37813d453 100644
--- a/host_xrt/hbm_simple_xrt/Makefile
+++ b/host_xrt/hbm_simple_xrt/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ XF_PROJ_ROOT = $(shell readlink -f $(COMMON_REPO))
 
 ########################## Checking if PLATFORM in allowlist #######################
 PLATFORM_BLOCKLIST += u25_ u30 u200 zc vck u250 aws samsung u2_ x3522pv nodma v70 
+ifneq ($(TARGET),$(findstring $(TARGET), hw hw_emu))
+$(error Application supports only hw hw_emu TARGET. Please use the target for running the application)
+endif
 PLATFORM ?= xilinx_u250_gen3x16_xdma_4_1_202210_1
 DEV_ARCH := $(shell platforminfo -p $(PLATFORM) | grep 'FPGA Family' | sed 's/.*://' | sed '/ai_engine/d' | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//')
 CPU_TYPE := $(shell platforminfo -p $(PLATFORM) | grep 'CPU Type' | sed 's/.*://' | sed '/ai_engine/d' | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//')
diff --git a/host_xrt/hbm_simple_xrt/description.json b/host_xrt/hbm_simple_xrt/description.json
index bd8f57aae..2934221bf 100644
--- a/host_xrt/hbm_simple_xrt/description.json
+++ b/host_xrt/hbm_simple_xrt/description.json
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
         "v70"
     ],
     "platform_type": "pcie",
+     "targets": [
+        "hw", 
+        "hw_emu"
+    ], 
     "os": [
         "Linux"
     ], 
@@ -88,7 +92,6 @@
             }
         ],
         "targets": [
-            "vitis_sw_emu",
             "vitis_hw_emu",
             "vitis_hw"
         ],
diff --git a/host_xrt/hbm_simple_xrt/makefile_us_alveo.mk b/host_xrt/hbm_simple_xrt/makefile_us_alveo.mk
index 498c1d0f0..74f03e0ac 100644
--- a/host_xrt/hbm_simple_xrt/makefile_us_alveo.mk
+++ b/host_xrt/hbm_simple_xrt/makefile_us_alveo.mk
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ ifeq ($(TARGET),$(filter $(TARGET),sw_emu hw_emu))
 else
 	$(EXECUTABLE) $(CMD_ARGS)
 endif
+ifneq ($(TARGET),$(findstring $(TARGET), hw hw_emu))
+$(error Application supports only hw hw_emu TARGET. Please use the target for running the application)
+endif
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: $(EXECUTABLE)
@@ -126,6 +129,10 @@ ifeq ($(TARGET),$(filter $(TARGET),sw_emu hw_emu))
 else
 	$(EXECUTABLE) $(CMD_ARGS)
 endif
+ifneq ($(TARGET),$(findstring $(TARGET), hw hw_emu))
+$(warning WARNING:Application supports only hw hw_emu TARGET. Please use the target for running the application)
+endif
+
 
 ############################## Cleaning Rules ##############################
 # Cleaning stuff