diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8abf09a..9f2fc42 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
-SRCS := qemu-vm qemu-vm-*
 TARGET ?= /usr/local
 
-install: $(SRCS)
+ARCH != uname -m
+SRCS := qemu-vm qemu-vm-*
+
+install: check_deps $(SRCS)
 	install -Dm 0755 --owner=root --group=root -t $(TARGET)/bin $(SRCS)
 
-.PHONY: install
+check_deps:
+	@command -v qemu-system-$(ARCH)
+	@command -v qemu-affinity
+	@command -v swtpm
+	@command -v dnsmasq
+
+.PHONY: install check_deps