diff --git a/target/linux/x86_64/image/Makefile b/target/linux/x86_64/image/Makefile
index d77a5bc2c1..1514956046 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86_64/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/x86_64/image/Makefile
@@ -208,3 +208,7 @@ endif
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildImage))
+
+$(eval $(call RequireCommand,qemu-img, \
+	Please install qemu-img (package qemu-utils in Ubuntu/Debian). \
+))