1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/t/TEST b/t/TEST
index c45d53502e..79590c893c 100755
--- a/t/TEST
+++ b/t/TEST
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ if ($ARGV[0] eq '-v') {
 
 chdir 't' if -f 't/TEST';
 
+die "You need to run \"make test\" first to set things up.\n" unless -e 'perl';
+
 if ($ARGV[0] eq '') {
     @ARGV = split(/[ \n]/,
       `echo base/*.t comp/*.t cmd/*.t io/*.t; echo op/*.t lib/*.t`);