diff --git a/scripts/make-lsp b/scripts/make-lsp
index 9b3cfc4..5ac533d 100755
--- a/scripts/make-lsp
+++ b/scripts/make-lsp
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 . "$(dirname $0)/util/logging.bash"
 
+command -v jq > /dev/null \
+  || die 'ERROR:  Please install the "jq" command!'
+
 define_usage <<EOU
 Usage: $0 [-h] [-C MAKE_DIR] [-f MAKEFILE] [MAKE_TARGET]