diff --git a/src/plugins/aorai/data_for_aorai.ml b/src/plugins/aorai/data_for_aorai.ml
index 24e1876a48b562bd9c1d2ca7c718a280fca362d8..56f2d69b0424296c4fab2843c00659c240210c90 100644
--- a/src/plugins/aorai/data_for_aorai.ml
+++ b/src/plugins/aorai/data_for_aorai.ml
@@ -1536,9 +1536,28 @@ let type_cond_auto auto =
     { original_auto with states = List.rev states; trans = List.rev trans }
 
 
+(* Check Metavariable compatibility *)
+let checkMetavariableCompatibility auto =
+  let is_extended_trans trans =
+    match trans.cross with
+    | Otherwise -> false
+    | Seq [ elt ] ->
+      elt.nested <> [] || not (is_single elt)
+    | Seq _ -> true
+  in
+  let has_metavariables = not (Datatype.String.Map.is_empty auto.metavariables)
+  and deterministic = Aorai_option.Deterministic.get ()
+  and uses_extended_guards = List.exists is_extended_trans auto.trans in
+  if has_metavariables && (not deterministic || uses_extended_guards) then
+    Aorai_option.abort
+      "The use of metavariables is incompatible with non-deterministic \
+       automata, such as automa using extended transitions."
+
+
 (** Stores the buchi automaton and its variables and
     functions as it is returned by the parsing *)
 let setAutomata auto =
+  checkMetavariableCompatibility auto;
   let auto = type_cond_auto auto in
   automata:=Some auto;
   check_states "typed automata";
diff --git a/src/plugins/aorai/tests/ya/metavariables-incompatible.i b/src/plugins/aorai/tests/ya/metavariables-incompatible.i
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e572c48469923c88a149cdb6ca58f6d2130f48cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/aorai/tests/ya/metavariables-incompatible.i
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/* run.config*
+   OPT: -aorai-automata @PTEST_DIR@/@PTEST_NAME@.ya -aorai-test 1 -load-module tests/aorai/Aorai_test.cmxs -aorai-test-number @PTEST_NUMBER@ @PROVE_OPTIONS@
+*/
+
+void main(void) {}
+
diff --git a/src/plugins/aorai/tests/ya/metavariables-incompatible.ya b/src/plugins/aorai/tests/ya/metavariables-incompatible.ya
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..059f0d555ba7fa97e2d82f9988a895f06b968132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/aorai/tests/ya/metavariables-incompatible.ya
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+%init:		a;
+%accept:	b;
+%deterministic;
+
+$x : int;
+
+a : { CALL(main)* } -> b;
+
+b : -> b;
diff --git a/src/plugins/aorai/tests/ya/oracle/metavariables-incompatible.res.oracle b/src/plugins/aorai/tests/ya/oracle/metavariables-incompatible.res.oracle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cba15445f484ec9234cf849631720bcbb4fe69e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/aorai/tests/ya/oracle/metavariables-incompatible.res.oracle
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[kernel] Parsing tests/aorai/metavariables-incompatible.i (no preprocessing)
+[aorai] Welcome to the Aorai plugin
+[aorai] User Error: The use of metavariables is incompatible with non-deterministic automata, such as automa using extended transitions.
+[kernel] Plug-in aorai aborted: invalid user input.