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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b37ecfe..2763928 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ $(OBJS): llm.h
 
 # Download llama source and build statically
 deps/lib/libllama.a deps/lib/libggml.a deps/lib/libggml-cpu.a:
+	@command -v cmake >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "===> Error: cmake is required but not installed. Aborting."; exit 1; }
 	@mkdir -p deps/lib deps/include
 	@echo "===> Downloading llama.cpp $(LLAMA_TAG) source..."
 	ftp -o $(LLAMA_TAR) $(LLAMA_URL)