diff --git a/test/long_stochastic.sh b/test/long_stochastic.sh
index d7101fd5..026c9a41 100755
--- a/test/long_stochastic.sh
+++ b/test/long_stochastic.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+if ! which make cc c++ tee lz4 >/dev/null; then
+	echo "Please install the following prerequisites: make cc c++ tee lz4" >&2
+	exit -1
+fi
+
 set -euo pipefail
 TESTDB_PREFIX=${1:-/dev/shm/mdbx-gc-test}.